2012-2013 Academic Catalog 
    
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2012-2013 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 145 - U.S. History Through the Novel

Type of Course: Lecture, Discussion
Introduces American history with a distinctive and unconventional approach, resting on the assumption that we can gain access to the past by reading fiction. Students learn how to approach imaginative literature from an historical perspective and to appreciate the historical insight of writers who were keen observers of aspects of the making of modern America. Fulfills the Historical Perspective.