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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

(HIS240) THE COMING OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1760-1776

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording and is available to view until May31, 2026.

This class explores the complex causes and escalating tensions that led to the American colonies' break from Britain, culminating in the Declaration of Independence.
Thursday, January 1, 2026, OLLI Digital Library