Megan Dipo University of Utah — Member ΦΑθ-AP Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol IV. Foundation legends are paramount to understanding the worldview of a culture, whether that culture is alive or dead. These legends speak of virtues valued and boundaries feared, and help both anthropologists and historians view a more fully painted picture of a society. Many foundation legends have survived their cultures,...

Teresa Potter Salt Lake Community College Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol IV. This study will test the correspondence of relatedness with mortality risk in the founding population of Jamestown Colony. Previous research on other early colonies suggests that individuals with a higher level of relatedness will have a lower mortality risk. Studies conducted on the Plymouth Colony indicate that founding settlers had a...

Anthony M. Frenzel Utah State University Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol IV. Shortly after being elected President, Ike Eisenhower was approached with a plan that would involve the participation of the CIA in the overthrow of the Iranian government. His predecessor, Harry S. Truman, had refused complicity in such a plan. However, given the escalating tension between the Soviet Union and the West...

Katie Laird University of Utah Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol IV. In its 1851 census, England recorded for the first time the marital status of its citizens. The result produced statistical “proof” that women not only outnumbered men by 500,000, but that two million of them were unmarried. Although some had previously expressed concern over the declining marriage rate, the census used concrete...

Nicholas Hayen University of Utah Published in Utah Historical Review, Vol IV. Insurgencies are the new normal of warfare in this emerging century. Of course, resistance against an opposing armed force is nothing new, but globalization and the ever-present eye of international attention on these conflicts creates a completely new dynamic. Such was the case during the turbulent years prior to the establishment of...