History 346  The Gilded Age
Roger Williams University
GHH 106
M, Th  3:30 - 4:50
Spring Semester, 2010
Michael R. H. Swanson, Ph. D.
Office:  GHH 215
Hours:  MWF, 1:00-2:00 T, 9:00 - 10:00
Phone:  254-3230
E-mail:  hist346gildedage@gmail.com
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For Tuesday, May 11Fare well, Gilded Age
We're going to end this class pretty much as we began it--by spending a day at a World's Fair.  Actually, we'll visit two of them a mere 11 years apart.  The World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in1893, and the St. Louis World's Fair celebrating the Louisiana Purchase in 1904.  The image below link to websites on each.
Your alter-ego will have aged not quite 30 years by the time of the exposition in 1904.  And how the world has changed.  Powered air flight was the lastest in a series of technological marvels which would change the world forever.  Have your alter-ego prowl both fairs, recording what is most interesting to him or her.  You'll find plenty of links at both websites to tickle your fancy. 
Click for interactive map
And thus it ends.  I'll be looking forward to sharing your journal/diaries with each other during the Final Exam Period, 10:00 - Noon,  Wednesday, May 19, in the usual room.  For those who'd like a little insurance policy, I've posted an optional final.  It will be due the same day, submitted by blackboard.