Home Page for HIST 104

HIST 104: US since 1877

This is the Home Page for Dr. Isern's section of HIST 104, Spring 2009. It is the entrance to a website, or collection of web pages, that supports administration of the course and learning in it. The website answers all the customary requirements of a course syllabus, and more. Keep checking back now and then, as new material will be added to the website through the semester.

People

Instructor of the Course: Tom Isern

Graduate Assistant: Neall Pogue
Office Hours (in Putnam 9): 3:30-4:30 Tuesdays & Thursdays (& by appointment)

Email Contact for This Course: history104guys@gmail.com

Study Guides for Lectures

1. History and Mythistory

2. The Great American Desert

3. The Threshold of Unparalleled Success

4. The American Dream

5. The Farmer Is the Man

6. The Splendid Little War

7. The Welfare of the People

8. Making the World Safe for Democracy

9. The Roaring Twenties

10. Hard Times

11. The Greatest Generation

12. Toe to Toe with the Roosskies

13. I Have a Dream

14. Stretching the Generation Gap

15. Millenium

Administration

Hutmacher Expediton - Service Learning

Goals - what we're trying to accomplish here

Grades - how you are evaluated and grades awarded

Quizzes - taken in-class with PRS

Attendance and Participation

Cumberland Gap (Email List)

Calendar

Cultural Currents of the University - required assignment

History in Your Community - required assignment

Service Learning - optional assignment

Scholastic Honesty

Textbooks

Resources

Study Guide for Democracy in America - required text

How to Succeed in HIST 104

How to Take Lecture Notes

Frequently Asked Questions about HIST 104

Center for Writers

Counseling Center

Bulletin description:Survey of United States history to 1877, emphasizing major political, economic, social, and cultural developments.
General Education:Meets requirements for Humanities
History Major:Required course for the major under old requirements; fits in the lower-division group of new requirements
Accommodations for persons with disabilities:Any students with disabilities who need accommodations in this course are encouraged to speak with Professor Isern as soon as possible to make appropriate arrangements.