History 132
Lectures from History 132 (US since 1865), taught at the University of Alaska Southeast, spring semester 2007. Survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of the United States since the Civil War.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2007
Race and Jim Crow; Populism
Bob Marley Day. Smoke 'em if you've got 'em. This lecture covers segregation and lynching, then briefly introduces and describes the Populist movement.
Wed 07 Feb 2007
The West (continued); Labor and Working Class Lives
Return those shopping carts After a brief investigation of the Feb. 1 holidays, we finish our discussion of the West and look at the organization of working class life.
Fri 02 Feb 2007
The American West
Give me a home, where the buffalo roam are driven into pens and shot. After a bizarre story about Andrew Jackson, we deal with the mythology of "the West" and some of its less pleasing realities, par…
Wed 31 Jan 2007
Business (continued)
"Is anyone a scientologist?" First ten minutes is spent wanking around, discussing scientology, Opposite Day, popsicles and strange mail. Then we discuss business organization in the 19th century, as…
Fri 26 Jan 2007
Rise of Business (January 23)
I blame the cough meds. Lecture covers reconstruction, railroads, and the rise of business and industry. At the end, I tell a stupid tale about riding a train.
Wed 24 Jan 2007
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