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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Comanche"”.
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Burying the War Hatchet: Spanish-Comanche Relations in Colonial Texas, 1743-1821
This dissertation provides a history of Spanish-Comanche relations during the era of Spanish Texas. The study is based on research in archival documents, some newly discovered. Chapter 1 presents an overview of events that brought both people to the land that Spaniards named Texas. The remaining …
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Periglacial Geomorphological Mapping of the Comanche Peak Area . Mummy Range, Larimer County, Colorado
… study area covers 9 square miles on the Comanche Peak 7.5 minute Quadrangle Larimer County, Colorado. Most of the mapped area lies above tree line in the alpine environment, about 10,400 ft. (3120 m). Krommholz, salix , grasses, sedge, and a variety of wild flowers are the dominant …
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Constructing Comanche: Imperialism, Print Culture, and the Creation of the Most Dangerous Indian in Antebellum America
… sources during the antebellum era framed the Comanche as “the most powerful” or “the most dreaded” Indian whom settlers encountered on the frontier. This research examines the pivotal role that American print culture played in constructing dubious stereotypes of Comanche Indians in American …
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DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND FACIES ANALYSES OF THE OWL MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, FORT HOOD MILITARY INSTALLATION, BELL AND CORYELL COUNTIES, TEXAS
… host inter-fingering outcrops of the Edwards and Comanche Peak limestones, and the lower valleys are covered by alluvial sediments and intermittent outcrops of the Walnut Clay. These formations were deposited to the north and west of the main Edwards trend, and are thought to be part of a series …
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KIT CARSON'S LAST FIGHT: THE ADOBE WALLS CAMPAIGN OF 1864
… men on a punitive campaign against the Kiowa and Comanche Indians of the high plains. The resulting battle was one of the largest in the history of North American Indian Wars. Yet this conflict has been relegated to historical obscurity. In this paper, I examine why Kit Carson's 1864 Adobe Walls …
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The Lone Star and the atom: Nuclear energy in Texas, 1945-1993
… completed two nuclear projects in Texas: the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, near Fort Worth and owned by Texas Utilities, Inc., and the South Texas Project, near Houston and owned by the partnership of Houston Lighting & Power, Central Power & Light, and the cities of San Antonio and …
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Susceptibility of a digital turbine control system to IEEE 802.11 compliant emissions.
… This study evaluates the susceptibility of Comanche Peak's planned turbine controls upgrade to IEEE 802.11 compliant wireless radio emissions. The study includes a review of previous research, industry emissions standards, and technical overview of the various IEEE 802.11 protocols and …
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Geology of the Willow City-Eckert area, Gillespie County, Texas
… The formations represented are the Edwards, Comanche Peak, and Basement Sands of the Cretaceous; the Cap Mountain and Hickory of Upper Cambrian age; and granites and metamorphics of pre-Cambrian age. Although stock raising and farming are the principal sources of income, the region is …
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Looking for love on a chilly night: The Colorado brown tarantula mating season
… clustered within the interior of the Comanche National Grassland, suggesting an association with certain vegetation cover. This study has implications for other edge populations and ectotherms and establishes a foundation for research on this species.</p>
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The 2000 Army Aviation Modernization Plan effect on active component Army and Army National Guard interoperability and integration
… mission requirements. Finally, funding for the Comanche program comes at the expense of Army National Guard and Active Component Army integration and interoperability. Consideration should be given to cutting the RAH-66 program and applying alternative solutions that improve integration and …
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Architecture of the negative: Community center for Ransom Canyon, TX
… Canyon has been used since the days when the Comanche Indians would relinquish their captive prisoners back to their families for trade or money. The town as it exists today is relatively young, with its origination tracing back to the early 1960s. The site chosen for the placement of the …
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Speleogenesis of Critchfield Bat Caves and Associated Hydrogeology of the Northern Edwards Aquifer, Williamson County, Texas
… consists of Lower Cretaceous strata of the Comanche Peak, Edwards, and Georgetown formations. The stratigraphy is dominated by Edwards Limestone as it is the only formation that crops out in the study area. </p> <p>Karst, stratigraphic, GIS, and geochemical studies were conducted to evaluate …
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FACIES AND DIAGENESIS ANALYSES OF THE FORT TERRETT FORMATION OF THE LOWER CRETACEOUS EDWARDS GROUP, NEAR JUNCTION, TEXAS
… was deposited on the western edge of the Comanche Shelf in central Texas. The predominate lithology of the Fort Terrett Formation is limestone which caps the hills that surround Junction, Texas. Deposition of the Fort Terrett Formation occurred within shallow, quiet waters during the Lower …
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Imperial recollections: The colonial contexts and postcolonial predicaments of exhibiting Native American cultures and histories in the contemporary United States
… National Monument, and (4) the exhibition of Comanche, supposedly the sole survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum. In conclusion, I propose four alternative sets of practice to 'decolonize' exhibitionary spaces: (1) reinvented …
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Petrography and paragenesis of diagenetic mineral phases in cherty and dolomitic spiculite strata, Mississippian, South-central Kansas
… field, Wellington field, and a "wildcat" well in Comanche county) were used to investigate the depositional environment, and the diagenetic history in variable cherty and dolomitic sponge-spicule-rich facies. The cores described comprises a series of lithofacies that are representative of inner-, …
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Formation and Quantification of Corrosion Deposits in the Power Industry
… from different units in secondary side system at Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (CPSES). Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) have been used for studying the phases, morphologies and compositions of …
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The project management function in a joint development program
… structures on project management. The RAH-66 Comanche is a new armed reconnaissance helicopter being developed jointly by Sikorsky Aircraft and Boeing Helicopter for the U.S. Anny. The S-92 Helibus is a new medium civil transport helicopter being developed by Sikorsky Aircraft and five …
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Reclaiming Tribal Identity in the Land of the Spirit Waters: The Tāp Pīlam Coahuiltecan Nation
… facing continued attacks from Lipan Apache and Comanche bands from the north, approximately one hundred bands of Coahuiltecan Indians strategically took up residence in San Antonio’s five Spanish colonial-era missions in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to ensure their own survival— …
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Universal Burdens : Stories of (Un)Freedom from the Unitarian Universalist Association, The MOVE Organization, and Taqwacore
… struggling for self-determination. Many, such as Comanche thinker Parra-Wa-Samen, lived and died for the right to move across a land without state or borders. In other words, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!” (Patrick Henry). How is it then that an English textbook could possibly focus on …
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From Scouts to Soldiers: The Evolution of Indian Roles in the U.S. Military, 1860-1945
<p>The eighty-six years from 1860-1945 was a momentous one in American Indian history. During this period, the United States fully settled the western portion of the continent. As time went on, the United States ceased its wars against Indian tribes and began to deal with them as potential parts of …