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Academic Year 2002/2003

The American West, 11,000 B.C. to the Second World War
HIST 275 FA
Crosslistings:
AMST 314

In this course on the American West we will consider the West as place and process, with the emphasis on place--a place where humans have been making history for thousands of years. That's a lot of history to cover in a short time! The course will follow a chronological and topical focus. The first several weeks will be almost strictly chronological--setting the stage. After that, the course will follow a more topical progression, and the chronology will inevitably overlap.

MAJOR READINGS

Course packet
David E. Stuart, ANASAZI AMERICAN: SEVENTEEN CENTURIES ON THE ROAD FROM CENTER PLACE
Elliot West, THE CONTESTED PLAINS: INDIANS, GOLDSEEKERS, AND THE RUSH TO COLORADO
Donald Jackson, THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE STONY MOUNTAINS: EXPLORING THE WEST FROM MONTICELLO
Julie Roy Jeffrey, CONVERTING THE WEST: A BIOGRAPHY OF NARCISSA WHITMAN
Susan Johnson, ROARING CAMP: THE SOCIAL WORLD OF THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
Andrew Isenberg, THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BISON: A ENVIRONMENTAL HI STORY, 1750-1920
Donald Worster, DUST BOWL: THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IN THE 1930S
Neil Foley, THE WHITE SCOURGE: MEXICANS, BLACKS, AND POOR WHITES IN TEXAS COTTON CULTURE

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

As an upper level division class, the focus will be on writing and reading and how to do each one critically.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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