2010-2011 Academic Catalog

Apr 28, 2024

2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 315 - The Age of Lincoln

Type of Course: Proseminar

A reading, discussion and research course focusing on an extraordinary individual and his times. Emphasizes biography and the relationship between the private and the public in Abraham Lincoln’s life, which becomes the vehicle for better understanding the distinctive problems and concerns of American society, culture and politics from approximately 1815 through the end of the Civil War.

Cross Listed: HIST 215

Instructor: Mr. McCoy

When Offered: Offered every other year

Faculty: Drew McCoy, Ph.D. - Jacob and Frances Hiatt Professor of History Chair, Department of History