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The History of the United States, Part 2~
From the Civil War to The Gilded Age
Tuesdays, 7:00PM
Spring Quarter (10 weeks): April 1 – June 10, 2025
The End of the Gilded Age
The 30-week History of the United States, Part 2 course continues our nation’s story from the Civil War and Reconstruction to the end of the Gilded Age. (Please see syllabus.)
William H. Fredlund, the Director of the Institute, obtained his B.A. and M.A. from UCLA, where he specialized in European history and art history. He studied in Italy on a Fulbright Fellowship and completed a double Ph.D. in history and humanities at Stanford, specializing in Renaissance Italy. Dr. Fredlund has taught for UCLA, the University of Florence, Stanford, and UCSC Extension.