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  History 141
 

History of the Americas Since 1800

 

 

 

This course plus History 140 meets the State requirement in American History and Institutions.


History 140 or 141 taken separately fulfill the Palomar College Multicultural course requirement.

 


Fall 2005 Texts Section 71232 & 73358 (Online)
   
Carl J. Guarneri America Compared: American History in International Perspective.  Volume II:  Since 1865.  2nd edition.
James McPherson Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam.
Stephen B. Oates The Approaching Fury: Voices of the Storm.
Mario Vargas Llosa Death in the Andes.
Edwin Williamson The Penguin History of Latin America  (also used in History 140)

 

All texts are paperback editions and are available in the Palomar College Bookstore and Off-Campus Books (1450 W. Mission Road, San Marcos).

 

The links on this page take you to Amazon.com, where significant discounts are available on most books, both new and used.

 

Reserve Copies:  Several copies of the Guarneri, Vargas Llosa, and Williamson texts are also available in the Instructor Reserve area of the Palomar College Library, 2nd floor, behind the Reference Desk.

 

Each reserve copy can be checked out for one week, and then must be renewed.

 


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Syllabus Fall  2002

 

        Jacob Riis & Gilded Age Urban Issues

 

Student Web Pages

 

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All Students in my History 141 class:

 

Complete the special Class Survey for information on your computer skills and Internet access.

 

For those of you without an e-mail address, here are links to free e-mail at Microsoft Hotmail or Yahoo! :

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Other Links

 

The West  - The PBS Series

 

The US - Mexican War  -  The PBS Series

 

Migrations in History  (Smithsonian Institution)