history of union-busting and strike-breaking in the United States, perhaps specifically about the Pinkerton National Detective Agency (and maybe its relationship with/impact on modern law enforcement agencies)
how the 1869 boating expedition down the Colorado River, led by Major John Wesley Powell, has been remembered in both government and pop culture circles
Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869, John Wesley Powell
"Powell Geographic Expedition" OR "powell expedition"
how mothers and women generally are understood in Early American culture as "Republican Mothers" --teachers of the next generation of American citizens
former mill and railroad towns in Virginia/West Virginia along the New River and the transition from company owned town to self-sustaining, different infrastructure compared to surrounding towns. Central pool—bluegrass origins in this town
suggest narrowing the focus, there are a few topics in there!
is central pool a place?
virginia AND (("mill town" OR "mill towns" OR "railroad town" OR "railroad towns") OR ("company town" OR "company towns"))
how the 1803 Marbury v. Madison case changed the federal government and if it gave the Supreme Court powers and scope beyond which the founders intended
research variation between papering in early America and England as a possible way to signify the class disparity between the elite of mainland England and the elite of the colonies
wallpaper, "wall paper", "paper hangings"
note: primary sources may also call it Tapestry papers or dominotés papers or Papiers dominotés
economy of the 20th century Austro-Hungarian empire due to some new secondary sources coming out on it and the implications for the Empire's potential survival beyond 1918 without the external pressures of the WW1
the effect of the Great Depression on the American agricultural industry, how farmers made it through that time, and how rural America specifically was affected by the stock market crash
great depression, stock market crash, farmers, agricultural industry
("great depression" OR "stock market crash") AND (farmers OR "agricultural industry")
Will need to read larger works about the history of ballet and extrapolate the details about exploitation.
history of musicians' relationships with record companies. Specifically, I would like to learn about how large record conglomerates like Capitol and Warner Music Group have profited off of artists and why record deals are often lopsided
musicians, record label, record company, capital, warner music, artists
something about New York city/tri state area commerce post-Civil War and pre-World War 2. Specifically, some connection between demographic/class information and laboring jobs such as meat packer
new york, commerce, demographics, class, labor
may need to narrow to a specific job like meat packer, dock worker, construction, etc.
"new york city" AND (demographic* OR class) AND (commerce or labor)
research on is the Shenandoah Valley during the Revolutionary War-- if there isnt enough sources on this, i would extend it to the Virginia backcountry during the war
Shenandoah Valley, Revolutionary War, virginia backcountry
"american revolution" AND ("shenandoah valley" OR "virginia backcountry")
development of the California Dream, its start in the frontier period, how it developed over time and how it may differ from the traditional American Dream
history of tourism, but more focused on spiritual tourism. At one point, and to some extent still do, travel the globe for religion (Jerusalem, Mecca, Vatican City, Salt Lake City, Kathmandu, etc.).
tourism, religious tourism, pilgrimages as tourism, spiritual tourism
history AND ((religio* AND tourism) OR "religious tourism" OR "spiritual tourism" OR (pilgrim* AND tourism)
books (there is a LOT, we need to narrow down to a period and place)
