Lectures are primarily topical in nature, and are not designed to cover only text material. All material does not come directly from the text. Rather, the course presents an overview of each era by presenting pertinent, thought-provoking topics. The instructor encourages relevant discussion at any time. Students should be prepared to participate in the class by reading the assigned material listed in the syllabus before attending the class.
Class periods begin and end as per the college schedule.
Latecomers should quietly take their seats. Each of the following books are required for the course. You may purchase these in paperback editions at the bookstores. James Kirby Martin, Randy Roberts, Steven Mintz, Linda O. McMurry, James H. Jones, and Sam Haynes, A Concise History of America and Its People , Volume One to 1877. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly .