Spring 2005, Volume 1

"Study the past if you would divine the future." - Confucious

History Matters

An Undergraduate Journal of Historical Research

Spring 2005, Volume 1

The second annual issue of HISTORY MATTERS: An Undegraduate Journal of Historical Research was published in April 2005 by Appalachian State University, with the participation of the University of North Carolina—Asheville, and Western Carolina University. Included are two research papers from students at Appalachian State University and Villanova University, and five book reviews written by the editorial staff at the three participating departments.

Editor: Eric B. Burnette, Associate Editor: Matthew M. Manes, Contributing Editors: Joseph A. Ross, Emily O. Lancaster, Faculty Editorial Board: Dr. David Dorondo, Dr. W. Scott Jessee, Dr. Michael Krenn, Dr. Michael Moore, Dr. Dan Pierce

Research papers

(all files are in .pdf format)

Lauding the Locality: Urban Architecture in Sienese Painting

by Robert Galantucci

Mr. Galantucci is a senior majoring in Art History at Villanova University. A member of Phi Alpha Theta, he has received the Medallion for Academic Excellence in Art History. In August 2005, he will pursue legal studies at Fordham Law School.

The Charriot: A Weapon that Revolutionized Egyptian Warfare

by Richard Carney, .

Mr. Carney is a senior majoring in Public History at Appalachian State University. In the fall of 2005, he will enter the Public History Graduate Program at North Carolina State University, and he hopes to pursue a career as a museum historian.