American Attila: The Life and Opinions of William Tecumseh Sherman *In-Person* *NEW*

General William Tecumseh Sherman is most famous in American history for his March to the Sea during the American Civil War, a march which devastated the state of Georgia and left a legacy of hatred. Yet Sherman was also one of the greatest generals in American history, a leading member of the team which won the Civil War for the Union, and the commander of the United States Army during its last victorious campaigns against the American Indians. Witty, outspoken, contrary, and a profound thinker, Sherman was one of the most vivid personalities and controversial men of his time. This course examines the life and career of this fascinating man to show how a skeptic about American democracy became one of that democracy’s foremost defenders during its time of crisis. Instructor: Allan Converse

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I was born in Los Angeles and grew up in New York City. I hold degrees in history from Vassar College, Northeastern University, and Brandeis University and I have taught in several Boston area colleges and universities, including Northeastern, Emerson, and Lesley. My book Churchill’s Armies at War was published by Oxford University Press. In my spare time I do artwork, act in independent films, and write mystery fiction.