Author:
Allitt, Patrick.
Imprint:Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., [2005]
Physical Description6 sound discs (360 minutes) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (22 cm.)
Note:Compact discs.
Note:Twelve lectures/ 30 min. per lecture.
Note:Includes lecture notes, outlines, timeline, glossary and bibliographical references.
Note:Part 1. Lecture 1. Being American -- Lecture 2. John Smith-- the colonial promoter -- Lecture 3. William Penn-- the religious liberty advocate -- Lecture 4. Cotton Mather-- the Puritan -- Lecture 5. Benjamin Franklin-- the improver -- Lecture 6. Francis Marion-- the guerrilla soldier -- Lecture 7. Thomas Jefferson-- the patriot -- Lecture 8. Abigail Adams-- the First Lady -- Lecture 9. Mother Ann Lee-- the religious founder -- Lecture 10. Rittenhouse and Bartram-- the scientists -- Lecture 11. Eli Whitney-- the inventor -- Lecture 12. Lewis and Clark-- the explorers.
Note:In this course, historian Patrick N. Allitt investigates the American character by introducing notable Americans from all eras of the nation's history, from Thomas Jefferson to Al Capone, whose lives speak on the qualities that make one truly American. The figures in these lectures led fascinating lives, helping one to gain a deeper understanding of the trends and ideas that shaped America and that continue to influence American society today.
