This course will introduce students to major works in 19th- and 20th -century U.S. history. Possible topics will include the rise of market culture, slavery, the Civil War, reform, the corporate revolution, westward expansion, imperialism, the rise of the welfare state, the civil rights movement, and postwar politics.
This course will introduce students to major works in 19th- and 20th -century U.S. history. Possible topics will include the rise of market culture, slavery, the Civil War, reform, the corporate revolution, westward expansion, imperialism, the rise of the welfare state, the civil rights movement, and postwar politics.