HIS 217. Three Hundred Years of New York City: A History of the Big Apple

A study of selected institutions and classes of people, traced over time. Topics include the docks, Wall Street, the poor, water supply, bars, subways, the rich, riots, architecture, bosses and corruption, novels of New York, police, parks, famous fires. The course will include occasional walking tours about the city to the docks, museums, famous buildings, etc. (Offered Spring 2006.)
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above.
3 hours, 3 credits
 
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