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Hi 111 American History, 1492-1865 This survey of early America opens the door to this nation’s amazing past, from the Vikings and Columbus to the Civil War and Industrial Era. It is a must! Hi 112 American History, 1865-1945 Continues the story from the bloody Civil War battles to Saving Private Ryan on the Normandy beaches. Hi 113 American History, 1945-1990 From Harry Truman to George Bush, the American saga continues with the Cold War, Baby Boomers, McCarthyism, the 1960s Counterculture, Neo-Conservatives and more. Hi 207 American West Why the Wild West shaped our nation from the tragic Native American genocide to the Sodbusters and Singing cowboys. Hi 208 American Immigrant History When, why and how did our ancestors arrive in the USA? This course probes our family histories in several interesting ways and poses questions such as "who am I" and how did I get here" and "what did my people contribute to this nation"? Hi 217 U.S. Social History How did family, religion, reform, and popular culture create modern America? Hi 240 American Popular Culture Popular culture is the multidisciplinary investigation of non-elite aspects of culture, in this case the art, music, literature, media, games, sports, fashions, and social habits in the U.S.A. from 1607 to 2007. Analysis of popular culture topics provides insights into significant social trends and patterns, often more rapidly and accurately than other disciplines. Hi 352 Civil War and Reconstruction How did the War between the States begin and end in the dark and bloody ground of Reconstruction and will the South rise again? Hi 310 Massachusetts History This history of the Bay State is the fascinating story of how America began, from Squanto and Pilgrims to the Salem Witches, Paul Revere, Sam Adams, John Hancock, Clipper Ships, the Fighting 54th Regiment, Johnny Appleseed, Lizzie Borden, James Michael Curley, Amelia Earhart, and the invention of Fig Newtons, the Toll House cookie and the microcomputer. How will it end? |
