History 207 - The Myth and Reality of the American West

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Colgate University

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Staff For more than two centuries, no region has loomed larger in the American imagination than the West. From the writings of Thomas Jefferson to the speeches of Ronald Reagan, from dime novels to Hollywood films, American's political and cultural landscape is littered with the iconic figures of the American West: cowboys and Indians, 49ers, and pioneers. At the same time, textbooks have often portrayed the West as a region that had little to do with the most important developments in U.S. history: urbanization and the rise of industrial capitalism, the working out of race and labor relations, and the growth of the federal government. This course challenges those views by considering the history of that part of North America that eventually became the U.S. West. Students explore both the myth of the frontier and the reality of the region from the days of conquest and colonization through the late 20th century.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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