Instructor: John McCardell

Biography: JOHN MCCARDELL is President Emeritus of Sewanee and former President of Middlebury College. A historian of the American South, he authored The Idea of a Southern Nation, which won the Allan Nivens award and has published widely.

Classes by this instructor

(HIS13026) THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR: Build-up through the War

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Examine the role of the American colonies as extensions of European conflicts during the 16th century. The first class focuses on the contest for a continent involving three European powers - England, France, and Spain. The second concentrates on the Seven Years' (or French and Indian) War, which, some historians have maintained, marks the beginning of American (or, more accurately, at least in retrospect) United States History.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, OLLI Digital Library