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The History of the United States, Part 2~
The Civil War to World War I
Tuesdays, 7:00PM
Winter Quarter (10 weeks): Jan 7- Mar 11, 2025
The Gilded Age
The 30-week History of the United States, Part 2 course continues our nation’s story from beginning with the Civil War and Reconstruction, and up to the onset of the First World War. (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.