HIST 581 - American Westward Expansion

(3 S.H.)

Examines the historical West versus the mythical West. Compares stereotypes and popular images of the West and its inhabitants to the cultural, political and social diversity of the American West. Traces the development of Western history from first contact to the present. May also be taken for undergraduate credit as HIST 481. See Undergraduate Catalog. Prerequisites: HIST 150 and HIST 151, or instructor’s permission. (See Undergraduate Catalog.) Grade only.

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