The Professionalization of History.
Read the Encyclopedia Britannica biographies of Herbert
Baxter Adams and Henry
Adams. Read the Wikipedia biography of Albert Bushnell
Hart.
Midterm Examination.
You may find it helpful to review the exam
guidelines and suggestions page. The examination's scope will include all
reading assignments, class exercises, lectures, and discussions up through the
material scheduled for last Friday.
ABusiness History of the Gilded
Age.
Read through the section on "Directed
Readings: The Making of Modern America" (all subsections) on the
Digital History website at the University of Houston.
Fall Break.
No meeting today. Relax, read, reflect.
Fall Break.
No meeting today. Relax, read, reflect.
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