HIST 629: The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

HIST 629-001: Gilded Age/Progressive Era
(Fall 2010)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM T

Section Information for Fall 2010

The turn of the 19th century marked an abrupt shift in human experience. Ordinary life changed radically from 1880-1920, more dramatically than at any other time in human history. Some saw progress as dazzling but benign while others sought to preserve the past, but the shock of new technologies, new peoples, new patterns of living forced Americans to react boldly. This course will explore the cultural history of the gilded age and progressive eras, focusing on the ways American tried to make sense of, to order, to moralize rapid change. This course fulfills the “1861 to 1914” distribution requirement in US history.

Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Examines history of United States from 1877 to 1918, with attention to history of reform movements and politics, and social history of the period. Familiarizes with major issues and historical literature of the period. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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