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Course no. 8552 | 24 lectures (30 minutes/lecture)Experience the Grit and Glory
of the Early American West
Our understanding of the American West has moved far beyond pop
culture in recent years. The legendary people and events we associate with
the Wild West—the last stand at the Alamo, the Battle of Little Bighorn,
the exploits of Calamity Jane, the hardships of the Oregon Trail—are even
more fascinating once the historical realities have been separated from the
myths.
Designed to shine a light on the American frontier, The American West:
History, Myth, and Legacy is a way to experience the grit and grandeur
of an epic period in U.S. history. Award-winning Professor Patrick N.
Allitt’s 24 lectures uncover new historical angles on events ranging from
the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Indian Removal Act to the creation
of America’s first national parks. Packed with period maps, artwork,
photographs, and diary entries, plus extraordinary storytelling, this course is
an entertaining, balanced look at the achievements and hardships of a period
that’s as important as it is wild.
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History, Myth, and LegacyTaught by Professor Patrick N. Allitt
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LECTURE TITLES- Westward the Course of Empire
- The West in the Colonial Era
- Venturing beyond the Appalachians
- Discoveries of Lewis and Clark
- The Fur Trade and the Mountain Men
- Trail of Tears
- Struggles of the Plains Indians
- Rebellious Texas and the Alamo
- Traveling the Oregon Trail
- Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War
- The California Gold Rush
- Bleeding Kansas and Civil War in the West
- Building the Transcontinental Railroads
- Cowboys and Cattle Drives
- Homesteaders on the Plains
- Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee
- Life in Western Towns and Cities
- John Wesley Powell and the Desert Southwest
- Women in the Wild West
- From Territories to Western States
- Western Violence, Law, and Order
- Protecting Yellowstone and Yosemite
- Mythology of the American West
- Winning the West?
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