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RACING THE WAVES
$150.00 / unit
RACING THE WAVES: Speed, profit, and power as drivers of 17th–20th-c.entury shipbuilding
Week 1: Atlantic Bridge—An ocean’s essential role in engaging a “Fourth Part of the World”
Examining the paleo-geological formation of the Atlantic, its physical features and the importance of its global placement for western civilization’s emergence as a world power
Instructor: Richard Friswell
Week 2: The Triangle Trade, Atlantic's ties to Slavery and American economic development
This class examines the scope and scale of the thriving 17th-19th century slave trade. The proximity of Africa's western coastal nations to West Indian and American southern plantations made possible the profitable transportation and sale of human cargo.
Instructor: Robert Wolff
Week 3: Steam Boats
The introduction of steam-powered vessels in the 19th century brings speed and luxury to travel on America’s rivers, giving birth to American tourism and what becomes known as "picturesque travel," or the "fashionable tour." The pastime that starts with Fulton and steamboats on the Hudson, soon, with Vanderbilt's shift to the Long Island Sound, includes the Connecticut River.
Instructor: Erik Hesselberg
Week 4: Mid-Century Modern Ocean Liners
Trans-Atlantic travel becomes glamorous when floating palaces speed through the waves, pampering passengers with comfort and entertainment.
Instructor: Chad Floyd
Week 5: Dive, Dive!
Death lurks beneath the Atlantic’s waves: a brief history of submarine warfare in World Wars I and II and on into the Cold War.
Instructor: Tom Olson
Five Thursdays, May 8, 15, 22, 29, June 5, 6:30–8:30 pm. Wasch Center$150