Each Week's Work

Roger Williams University

History 203L

Dimensions of History

11:00-1150, W, W, F

CAS 228

Spring Semester, 2008

Debra A. Mulligan, Ph. D.

Office:            CAS 158,  Ext 3779

Hours :          M, W, F, 1200 - 1:00

Th, 1:00-2:00 or by Appointment

E-mail:  History 203L@msn.com

We will be looking at historians of the West:

Monday, February 25

Frederick Jackson Turner and his Thesis- 1893

Wednesday, February 27

Francis Parkman and the American West

----Read the two documents:

Chapter 1 of The Oregon Trail

The Commonplace:  How and Why to Read Francis

Parkman

• What in Parkman’s history might influence his writing?
  

• According to Peterson, why should historians read Parkman?
  

• What about Parkman’s work seems “dated?”  Give examples. 
  

• What set Parkman’s studies apart from other historians?
  

Friday, February 29

Oral Presentations:

- Jessica Smith

- Ted Beatty

- Alexander Evans

Frederick Jackson Turner and Francis Parkman