Luke Pryor Blackburn, Kentucky’s only physician governor, is one of the forgotten public health figures of the 19th century. As health officer of Natchez in the 1850s he instituted the first effective quarantine used in the Mississippi Valley and became a strong advocate of its use as a preventive measure in the control of yellow fever. During his lifetime Blackburn also became well known for his unselfish aid to communities stricken with the disease. In March 1878 announced his candidacy for governor of his native state. Local politicians scoffed at his chances for election, but his actions during the 1878 fever epidemic assured his nomination. Despite scandal the philanthropist was elected by a large majority. As the Commonwealth’s first citizen Blackburn led a crusade that achieved major prison reforms. To do so, however, he was forced to harass and uncooperative legislature and buck the state’s professional politicians, who had expected the physician to be a puppet governor. Thus, the state’s “good Samaritan” governor became one of the most unpopular men ever to serve the Commonwealth.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T20:31:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Juliana GELBCKE.pdf: 2272337 bytes, checksum: 26b02f2f8b96dcc29d3a661ed4069dec (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-05-24 / Facing the great impact of the story books talking about history and thinking the journalist as a professional who does not have the same interests and theoretical and methodological concerns of academia, this research, from worries about the didactics of history (BERGMANN, 1990; RÜSEN, 2001), investigates what the journalists produce when writing about history, what kind of knowledge their productions spread in public space and how the reader relates to this knowledge. For that reason, this study analyses one of the largest sales phenomena of recent years, the book 1808 - Like a mad queen, a fearful king and a corrupt court deceived Napoleon and changed the History of Portugal and Brazil by the writer and journalist Laurentino Gomes. The book is designed as a product of the public history, which, somehow, is part of a more comprehensive historical culture. Aiming to investigate how Laurentino Gomes builds his narrative and what one can learn from it, 1808 is analysed from the three dimensions of historical culture: cognitive, aesthetic and political (Rüsen, 1994).From then, this analysis is compared with the analysis of the reader's opinion, through a questionnaire over the internet. This questionnaire was also thought from the three dimensions of historical culture and its issues were analysed based on content analysis methodology (BARDIN, 2011). It was sought to investigate, for example, the main reasons that lead the reader to be drawn by the 1808 (aesthetic dimension) if and why he trusts, or not, in this content in the book (cognitive dimension) and if he was able to take some lesson, learn something that will help him to understand / interpret better his present from the historical data available in 1808 (political dimension). As shown above, the book provides a knowledge that does not escape from the common sense of readers and dialogues with the knowledge that readers had access at school and also the one that is spread by the mainstream media. The book 1808 does not, nor intends to bring a new discussion in relation to historiographical debates, and without the same academic rigor of historians, Laurentino Gomes contributes to popularize the story in a very efficient and seductive way, paying special attention to aesthetic elements, which consist, among other things, in colloquial language, a story in the saga format with dabs of romance and fiction, the humanization and exploration of the psychological profile of the great historical characters and a touch of humour to portray some passages. Contributing therefore for the readers to approach the past, becoming eyewitnesses of history, increasing empathy at times for the past and facilitating the understanding of the historical content. On the other hand, when it overvalues the aesthetic elements, 1808 ends up committing some slips to academic eye, compromising, at times, the cognitive dimension of the work, leading, for example, some readers to make certain judgments and anachronisms. / Frente a grande repercussão dos livros-reportagem que falam sobre história e pensando o jornalista como um profissional que não possui os mesmos interesses e preocupações teórico-metodológicas da academia, esta pesquisa, a partir das preocupações com a Didática da História (BERGMANN, 1990; RÜSEN, 2001), procura investigar o que produz o jornalista quando escreve sobre história, que tipo de conhecimento as suas produções disseminam no espaço público e como o leitor se relaciona com esse conhecimento. Para isso, analisa um dos maiores fenômenos de vendas dos últimos anos, o livro 1808 - Como uma rainha louca, um rei medroso e uma corte corrupta enganaram Napoleão e mudaram a história de Portugal e do Brasil do escritor e jornalista Laurentino Gomes. O livro é pensado como um produto da história pública que, por sua vez, é parte de uma cultura histórica mais abrangente. Preocupando-se em investigar como Laurentino Gomes constrói sua narrativa e o que é possível apreender a partir dela, o 1808 é analisado a partir das três dimensões da cultura histórica: cognitiva, estética e política (RÜSEN, 1994). A partir disso, essa análise é comparada com a análise da opinião dos leitores, por meio de um questionário aplicado através da internet. Esse questionário também foi pensado a partir das três dimensões da cultura histórica e suas questões foram analisadas com base na metodologia da análise de conteúdo (BARDIN, 2011). Buscou-se investigar, por exemplo, os principais motivos que levam o leitor a ser atraído pelo 1808 (dimensão estética), se e porque ele confia, ou não, no conteúdo presente no livro (dimensão cognitiva) e se foi capaz de tirar alguma lição, aprender alguma coisa que o ajude a entender/ interpretar melhor seu presente a partir do conteúdo histórico disponível no 1808 (dimensão política). Como se pôde ver, o livro disponibiliza um conhecimento que não foge muito do senso comum dos leitores e que dialoga com aquele que tiveram acesso na escola e também com aquele que é disseminado pela grande mídia. O 1808 não traz, nem pretende trazer, uma discussão nova no que se refere aos debates historiográficos, e, sem o mesmo rigor acadêmico dos historiadores, Laurentino Gomes contribui para popularizar a história de uma maneira muito eficiente e sedutora, dando uma atenção especial aos elementos estéticos, os quais consistem, dentre outras coisas, em uma linguagem coloquial, uma história no formato de saga com pinceladas de romance e ficção, na humanização e exploração do perfil psicológico dos grandes personagens históricos e em um quê de humor para retratar algumas passagens do período. Colaborando assim para que os leitores se aproximassem do passado, tornando-se espécies de testemunhas oculares da história, aumentando em alguns momentos a empatia pelo passado e facilitando a compreensão do conteúdo histórico. Em contrapartida, ao supervalorizar os elementos estéticos, o 1808 acaba cometendo alguns deslizes aos olhos acadêmicos, comprometendo, em alguns momentos, a dimensão cognitiva da obra, conduzindo, por exemplo, alguns leitores a cometer certos juízos de valor e anacronismos.

This thesis is an analysis of the World War II television drama COMBAT!, which ran from 1962 to 1967, and how this program dealt with and addressed the national memory of the Second World War. The way in which the “Good War” is remembered has changed over time. In the years of the conflict and immediately following its conclusion, there was a sense of zealous patriotism surrounding the war, but as our culture changed, a more critical approach was taken. This paper examines the way in which the show deals with its two main subjects – the American forces and the Germans which opposed them. This depiction is analyzed and deconstructed through the lens of historical or collective memory, a concept which deals with how a group of people view their past. Particularly, COMBAT! uses an air of complexity and nuance in how the combatants are treated that was not found in many earlier depictions of the war. It is important for the reader to understand the thinking behind the way in which this program deals with the memory of World War II. This thesis dissects the intended messages that arise from the show’s portrayal. The paper concludes with an examination of how this more critical view can be applied to the portions of the war outside of COMBAT’s scope. Attention is also paid to the way in which this attitude of remembrance has continued on into future works that deal with both World War II and the wars that followed.

Using the techniques of oral history, residents of the Cypress Creeks area of southwestern middle Tennessee were questioned about their perceptions of the social change since 1940. In that year, the National Park Service hired men in the area to help snake out logs for the Natchez Trace Parkway's right-of-way. For most men in the area, the temporary positions on the Trace were the first "public" jobs they ever had. After these positions were no longer needed, outmigration brought residents north to factory-cities; thus, the building of the parkway remains a watershed in residents' memories as the benchmark when change began. In this study I examined oral material concerning pre- and post-change periods, to see how social change is articulated in people's talk about changes in social folk custom. Moreover, it was found that residents today regret the sense of loss associated with the "good old days" and that this abstract loss is most easily expressed by talking about the concrete changes in the area's customs.

It is the purpose of this study to examine the early state-chartered banks of Kentucky: their creation, career and dissolution. To do this it will be necessary to survey the period of Kentucky history from 1802, when the Kentucky Insurance Company was awarded its charter by the Legislature and granted banking powers, to about 1830, when all previously chartered state banks had become non-existent or were in the process of liquidation. Throughout this period it will be necessary to notice the major political trends, events and problems. These, however, will be of secondary importance, and attention primarily will be centered upon the economic factors involved in the early history of the state, which profoundly influenced the successes and failures of early banking institutions.

The purpose of this study is to deal with the undesirable conditions of the county which could be corrected. Why should there be three high schools in the eastern half of the county and none in the western half of the county? Why should one-room schools exist with an average daily attendance of less than ten when the same school could be consolidated with other schools without causing any child to walk more than two miles? Why should there be 225 children in Meade County eligible for high school who are not attending school at any place? Why should the elementary teachers of the county work for an average salary of fifty-six dollars per month when an organization could be worked out that would be more efficient for the children and would increase the salary of the average elementary teacher thirty-five per cent? These are some of the problems which should have the consideration of the thinking people of Meade County who want to make their schools more efficient.

The specific aims of the study are: To survey the schools in Monroe County - the one-room rural schools, the two-teacher schools and the consolidated schools. To show the percentage of attendance and percentage of failure in different schools and the cost per pupil attending. To show the relation between teachers qualifications and teachers pay. To study the transportation system; figuring the cost per pupil per mile. To make general recommendations based on data obtained.

The object of this survey has been to give an honest, fair and unbiased statement based on the actual conditions in the schools of Todd County, Kentucky. This survey shows the improvements that have been made in the system from July 1, 1934 to the present time. This does not include the Independent Districts of Trenton, Todd County, Kentucky, which is in the southwest section of the county.

Statement of problem - To observe the conditions of the Sulphur Well Camp of the Kentucky Emergency Relief Administration with the aim of seeking answers to the following questions: What is the history and the purpose of the Kentucky Emergency Relief Administration Educational Camp? What type of girls compose the camp? Is it worthwhile for a girl to spend her time and effort for a period of six weeks in such a camp? What is the correlation between IQ and achievement in class work at camp? What is the correlation between IQ and English tests given in the camp? What is the correlation between IQ and ranking in socio-economic test? What is the correlation between IQ's determined from Terman's Intelligence Test and National Intelligence Test? What is the girl's reaction to the benefit, value, or worthwhileness of the camp now since it is over?

This collection project is concerned with traditional paper objects made by students in fifteen classes in one elementary school in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Chapter I describes the school and classroom environments and the procedures followed during the collection project. Chapter II differentiates between the play and ornamental items collected, describes the different items and their variants made by the students, and attempts to show what persons (relatives, teachers, other children) or other factors (mass media, the students' environment) affected the paper items made by students. Chapter III statistically evaluates the collected paper items according to the sex, race, and grade of their makers and points out the significance of these variables to the items collected. This chapter also summarizes the study and its limitations.