Alan Tully, Chair
128 Inner Campus Dr., Stop B7000, GAR 1.104 Austin, TX 78712-1739 • 512-471-3261
Spring 2008
HIS 345L • Amer Civ War/Reconstr, 1861-77
| Unique | Days | Time | Location | Instructor |
| 40075 |
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FORGIE |
Course Description
A lecture and discussion course on the American Civil War and its aftermath, emphasizing the political, military, economic, and diplomatic aspects of the conflict; the goals and strategies of the combatants, during and after the war; and the destruction of slavery and the postwar struggle over the future of the freed slaves and the defeated Confederacy.
Grading Policy
Midterms 25% each; Final 50%
Texts
About five or six paperback books, including McPherson, ORDEAL BY FIRE; Berlin, SLAVES NO MORE; and Tourgee, A FOOL'S ERRAND. Others to be announced.
