AS 3225 - Long Island History

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

Long Island History will explore the development of Long Island from Dutch Settlement days through 1980. Students will explore Long Island through a number of unique perspectives - literature, history texts, site visits, films and speakers. In literature, readings will focus on a series of Long Island writers from personal diaries to Walt Whitman, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Susan Isaacs, and others. In history texts, selections will include African-Americans' and immigrants' experiences; The Revolutionary War; The Underground Railroad; maritime and agricultural history; Gold Coast hideaway of the rich and famous; Cradle of Aviation, road, railroads, the middle class, politics and Robert Moses; WWII and the rise of technology; suburban archetype, suburban Paradise; Racing to the Moon; and ethnic and religious diversity. Scheduled site visits - museums, places of worship, historical sites, working harbors, ethnic enclaves, and food emporiums - will enhance the reading materials. Selected films on Native Americans, the Brooklyn Bridge, mansions of the Gold Coast, the Baymen and major league baseball will round out our picture of Long Island, past and present. Finally, guest speakers will include two Long Island natives who will provide remembrances about "their Long Island". Prerequisite: ECII placement or equivalent

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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