of these books covered very controversial issues. Although he wrote many books he was perhaps not as well known as other historians but is by no means a historian that should be ignored. Bibliography lists 15 sources. Hofstadt.wpsBen Franklin vs. Frederick Douglass : A broadly-defined 5 page essay comparing Benjamin Franklin to Frederick Dogulass. Bibliography lists 4 sources. Frankdou.wpsDependence and Independence : A 6 page research paper on the tension between dependence and independence in Franklin's Autobiography and Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables. The writer details incidents from both works and relates them to interpersonal, political, and social relationships. Bibliography lists 2 sources. Sevengab.wpsThe Frontier Myth In the United States / From the Colonial Period to the Vietnam War : A 6 page examination of the frontier myth in United States history. Identifies greed and the never-ending drive for territorial expansion and control of resources, both natural and human, as the driving force for white Anglo Saxon males in the United States from the colonial period up until the Vietnam War. Relies largely on the work of Richard Slotkin in his 1992 book "Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth Century America". No additional sources cited. Gunfight.wpsThe Effects of Ethnicity on the United States / More Negative Than Positive : A five-page research paper which discusses the way ethnicity has effected the United States. Background on when ethnicity began and how the melting pot occurred and what negative and positive effects ethnicity has had. Bibliography including four sources is attached. Ethnicit.wpsThe Simmering Melting Pot / Haitians & Cubans In the U.S.A. : A 6 page paper on the Cuban and Haitian boat people. The writer focuses on the plight of the Marielitos -- Cuban refugees who braved the treacherous waters of the Gulf in an attempt to reach America, where, they hope, they will be able to seek asy...
