The Purdue Historian: Most Popular Papers

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Most Popular Papers *

The Death of Glasnost and Perestroika
Matthew B. Zechiel

The Experience of White Captives Among the Natives of the Old Northwest Territory between 1770 and 1850
Analucia Lugo

A Light in the Darkness: The Interaction between Catholicism and World War I
Maggie Brennan

Remaking Life: The Culture of Chinese Transcontinental Railroad Workers
Caroline Jordan

The Scientific Theories of Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell
Shannon P. Israelsen

Native American Women: A Silent Presence in History
Jackie Krogmeier

Ideological Independence in the Third World: Legacies in Resistance and Anti-Colonial Aid in 20th Century Africa
Evelyn Ohs

XYY: Why? Science for the People and the XYY Controversy
Fern Rice

The Indian Removal Act: Jackson, Sovereignty and Executive Will
Daniele Celano

Native American Culture: Not for Sale
Jackie Krogmeier

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» Updated as of 04/08/26.