SS3248

For nearly four centuries, this region has managed to maintain an identity broadly American and distinctly New England. This course examines the New England region's social, cultural, political, and maritime history, with particular attention to the Boston area in periods of momentous change. Topics explored include witchcraft in Salem; the Minutemen and the American Revolution; nineteenth-century industrialization and immigration from Ireland; Boston's Civil War; urban and suburban growth, and the social crises of the twentieth century. Analysis of local historical sites serves to deepen understanding of New Englanders' enduring attachment to their past.

Books/Materials >$50, Social Science Group III