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»	"A Contest Between Two Philosophies of Government": How the Hoover-Roosevelt Debate Shapes the 21st Century (Saturday Seminar, October 2007)

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»	Education, Politics, and War in Winston Churchill's My Early Life (Saturday Seminar, October 2005)

»	A Patriot's History of the United States (Saturday Seminar, September 2005)

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»	Jefferson and Hamilton: Opposed in Death as in Life (Saturday Seminar, February 2005)

»	The Causes of the Civil War (Saturday Seminar, February 2005)

»	Calvin Coolidge and the Staid 1920s (Saturday Seminar, January 2005)

»	A Reconsideration of the Original Case against the Bill of Rights (Saturday Seminar, September 2004)

»	American Democracy, Being Human, and the American Character (Summer Institute, August 2004)

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»	Ideas and Traditions in American Foreign Relations (Summer Institute, July 2004)

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»	Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War (Summer Institute, June 2004)

»	The American Revolution and the Founding of a New Nation (Summer Institute, June 2004)

»	Harry S. Truman and the American People (Saturday Seminar, April 2004)

»	The Emancipation Proclamation (Saturday Seminar, February 2004)

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	Click here for syllabi and course packets. General Info for Institute Attendees. (PDF) The American Revolution Instructors: Mickey Craig, Hillsdale College, and Robert M.S. McDonald, United States Military Academy Sunday, June 22, 2008 to Friday, June 27, 2008 The American Founding Instructors: Gordon Lloyd, Pepperdine University, and Christopher Burkett, Ashland University Sunday, June 22, 2008 to Friday, June 27, 2008 Great American Texts: Democracy in America Instructor: David Foster, Ashland University Sunday, June 22, 2008 to Friday, June 27, 2008 The American Way of War Instructors: Mackubin T. Owens, U.S. Naval War College, and Brian M. Linn, Texas A&M University Sunday, June 22, 2008 to Friday, June 27, 2008 Race and Equality in America Instructors: Lucas Morel, Washington & Lee University, and Robert Norrell, University of Tennessee Sunday, June 22, 2008 to Friday, June 27, 2008 Sectionalism and Civil War Instructors: Thomas L. Krannawitter, Hillsdale College, and Dan Monroe, Millikin University Sunday, June 29, 2008 to Friday, July 4, 2008 Civil War and Reconstruction Instructors: Mackubin T. Owens, U.S. Naval War College, and Lucas Morel, Washington & Lee University Sunday, June 29, 2008 to Friday, July 4, 2008 The Progressive Era Instructors: Gordon Lloyd, Pepperdine University, and John Moser, Ashland University Sunday, June 29, 2008 to Friday, July 4, 2008 Great American Texts: The Federalist Papers Instructor: David Foster, Ashland University Sunday, June 29, 2008 to Friday, July 4, 2008 American Statesmen: FDR & Lincoln Instructors: Peter W. Schramm, Ashland University, and Jean Edward Smith, Marshall University Sunday, June 29, 2008 to Friday, July 4, 2008 The American Presidency II: Johnson to the Present Instructors: Marc Landy, Boston College, and Jeremy D. Bailey, University of Houston Sunday, June 29, 2008 to Friday, July 4, 2008 Colonial Era Instructors: David Tucker, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, and Todd Estes, Oakland University Sunday, July 6, 2008 to Friday, July 11, 2008 The Age of Enterprise Instructors: David T. Beito, University of Alabama, and Jonathan Bean, University of Illinois Sunday, July 6, 2008 to Friday, July 11, 2008 Topics in American History and Government: World War II Instructors: John Moser, Ashland University, and David F. Krugler, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Sunday, July 6, 2008 to Friday, July 11, 2008 The American Revolution Instructors: Christopher Burkett, Ashland University, and Natalie Taylor, Skidmore College Sunday, July 20, 2008 to Friday, July 25, 2008 Civil War and Reconstruction Instructors: David A. Raney, Hillsdale College, and Matthew Norman, Gettysburg College Sunday, Sunday, July 20, 2008 to Friday, July 25, 2008 The Progressive Era Instructors: Ronald J. Pestritto, Hillsdale College, and William J. Atto, University of Dallas Sunday, July 20, 2008 to Friday, July 25, 2008 Great American Texts: Notes on the Convention Instructor: Christopher Flannery, Azusa Pacific University Sunday, July 20, 2008 to Friday, July 25, 2008 American Statesmen: Madison & Wilson Instructors: John Marini, University of Nevada-Reno, and Colleen Sheehan, Villanova University Sunday, July 20, 2008 to Friday, July 25, 2008 The American Founding Instructors: Christopher Flannery, Azusa Pacific University, and Melanie Marlowe, Miami University Sunday, July 27, 2008 to Friday, August 1, 2008 Sectionalism and Civil War Instructors: Thomas L. Krannawitter, Hillsdale College, and Dan Monroe, Millikin University Sunday, July 27, 2008 to Friday, August 1, 2008 Great American Texts: Franklin's Autobiography and Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia Instructor: David Tucker, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Sunday, July 27, 2008 to Friday, August 1, 2008 American Foreign Policy Instructors: David F. Krugler, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and Stephen Knott, U.S. Naval War College Sunday, July 27, 2008 to Friday, August 1, 2008 The Supreme Court Instructors: Jeffrey Sikkenga, Ashland University, and Anthony Peacock, Utah State University Sunday, July 27, 2008 to Friday, August 1, 2008 Political Parties Instructors: Marc Landy, Boston College, and Sidney Milkis, University of Virginia Sunday, July 27, 2008 to Friday, August 1, 2008

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