An Individual's View of War and
Reconstruction in Social Context.
Finish reading Andrew Billingsley, Yearning to Breathe Free: Robert
Smalls of South Carolina and his Families in preparation for our
discussion in class today.
Group 3's comparative book review of the Billingsley and Burton books are due in class today. See the analytical review essay guidelines for specific requirements.
The International and Commercial
Dimensions of the Civil War.
Search Google using the
search term "Hotels, Gettysburg." Search Google using the search term "American Civil War, Ph.D." Google the search term "number
of full-time employees national battlefield parks" Use Mapquest's "get directions"
function to figure out how many miles it is from Rockville, Maryland to
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. At 42 cents per mile, how much would it cost to
drive from one to the other and back? In 2005, 1,798,820 people visited
Gettysburg Military Park. Assuming Rockville is a representative distance for
these trips and that there were on average two people per car, what can we
(ballpark) estimate was the total transportation expenditure associated with
this park alone?
Summary: The Civil War and the Practice
of History.
Student Surveys.
All members of the class will need to post a final reflection on the war era
and its implications to the Course
Workspace before class.
Final Exam.
Saturday, May 24 at 9:00 AM.
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