The period since 1880 is emphasized. Fall, S. McConnell. The Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction, 1845-1877. This seminar course looks at the causes and consequences of the American Civil War-social, cultural, economic, and political. Although not neglecting military history, it places emphasis on the decisions leading up to the conflict and on the devastation it left in its wake.
Enrollment is limited.
Victorian America, 1870-1900. This seminar course will focus on the social, cultural, economic, and political history of this anxious time, otherwise known as the Gilded Age and the Great Barbecue. The American Landscape. Spring, J. Mickenberg. History of Childhood.