Madison & Eben Contract Draft (updated) Goal: The goal of our project is to create a physical portrayal of the Latter Day Saint secession from the United States Government. Although this part of history is well known to most Utah residents, it is new or unfamiliar to others in the United States. We hope to […]
Month: February 2017
“Without Sin” Reading Review
Spencer Klaw’s, “Without Sin: The Life and Death of the Oneida Community” is a fascinating overview of the Oneida community. Adherences of the Oneida community were a combination of Christian and Communist attempting to create a Utopian community and were led by John Humphrey Noyes. The Oneida community practiced several unusual principles, but were most […]
Barksdale Reading Reflection
Violence, Statecraft, and Statehood in the Early Republic : The State of Franklin, 1784–1788 by Kevin Barksdale I found this section of the book fascinating. I am currently taking a course titled “The History of Sports in America” and I never thought that it would be so contingent with this article by Kevin Barksdale. In […]