History 70202
Literature of American History, II
Course Schedule

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ASSIGNMENTS:

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February 4: Introduction

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(V) February 11: Robert Wiebe, Search for Order
Daniel Rodgers, "In Search of Progressivism" (you will need to access this from a GC computer)

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February 20: Linda Przybyszewski, The Republic According to John Marshall Harlan

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(V) February 25: Daniel Rodgers, Atlantic Crossings

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March 4: Thomas Knock, To End All Wars

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(V) March 11: William Leuchtenburg, The Supreme Court Reborn

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March 18: Alan Brinkley, The End of Reform

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March 25: no class, spring break

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April 1: Michael Hogan, A Cross of Iron

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(V) April 8: Robert Griffith, The Politics of Fear

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April 15: Thomas Sugrue, The Origins of the Urban Crisis

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(V) April 22: Allen Matusow, The Unraveling of America

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April 29: May and Zelikow, The Kennedy Tapes

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(V) May 6: Fredrik Logevall, Choosing War

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May 13: Richard Reeves, President Nixon

REQUIREMENTS:

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Participation: in class and on line (40%). Virtual sessions require at least five posts, with a minimum of 12 hours between.

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Review Essay, I (5 pages): (30%)

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Review Essay, II (7 pages): (30%)