Course detail: America's Forgotten Wars Brewster Place Residents

Text Box: Sources of Country Music by T.H. BentonWe'll examine three often- overlooked conflicts in our nation's history. First, we'll focus on the undeclared 1798-1800 Quasi War with France. This maritime conflict was significant as the fledgling American Navy's baptism of fire against a foreign power, Revolutionary France. Then we'll review the American Navy's second serious conflict - the war against the Barbary States (1801-1805) when President Thomas Jefferson ordered a naval expedition to the Mediterranean to curb piratical activities. Finally, we'll focus on the Spanish- American War, a four-month war with Spain that launched America as an international power and made national heroes of Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders."


Instructor Bio: Robert Smith, Ph.D., is the recently retired director of the Fort Riley Museum. He has a doctorate in history from KSU and has published numerous articles on military history.</p>

 

 

Course pre-requisites
(required) Osher Membership Fee

 Session Information: OC25258F

Schedule: Every day, starting on 03/25/25 and ending on 04/08/25
Times: 01:00pm-03:00pm CDT
Brewster Residents : $0.00

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Robert Smith

Facility Detail

Brewster Place Event Center In-Person
1205 S.W. 29th St.
Topeka, KS 66611

Cancellation Policy

A refund less a $5.00 cancellation fee will be assessed for all cancellations made in writing prior to 7 days before the start of the event. After that time, no refunds will be made.