HIST651  - America's Indian Wars

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This course is an in-depth study of the westward expansion of Europeans and the United States from colonial times to the 1890s as it resulted in military conflict with the Native American Indian tribes living between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Students focus on the military strategy and tactics, leaders and groups, economic conditions, diplomatic efforts, and cultural conflicts.

 

Prerequisites

N/A

Corequisites

N/A

Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
10/31/11 - 03/25/12 04/02/12 - 07/22/12 Spring 2012 Session A - 16 Week session
01/30/12 - 06/24/12 07/02/12 - 10/21/12 Summer 2012 Session A - 16 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee : An Indian History of the American West
ISBN: 0805086846
Publication Info: Owl Books
Author: Brown, Dee
Unit Cost: $17.00

Book Title: Atlas of the North American Indian - 3rd ed
ISBN: 0816068593
Publication Info: Facts on File, Inc.
Author: Waldman, Carl
Unit Cost: $24.95

Book Title: Warpaths: Invasions of North America
ISBN: 0195082230
Publication Info: NY: Oxford University Press, 1995
Author: Steele, Ian K
Unit Cost: $40.00

Book Title: American Revolution in Indian Country: Crisis & Diversity in Native American Communities
ISBN: 0521475694
Publication Info: NY: Cambridge University Press, 1995
Author: Calloway, Colin G
Unit Cost: $29.00

 
 
 

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