Riku Sayuj's Reviews > The History of the United States, 2nd Edition, Vols. 1-7

First experiment with a great courses lecture. Used the guidebook and transcript as much as the lecture, hence adding here.

Lecture Breakdown:
Professor Guelzo (Lectures 1-36) - Colonization to mid 19th century
- Brilliant. Made me a fan of the Great Courses. Great storytelling and pacing.

Professor Gallagher (Lectures 37-48) - American Civil War era
- Bit of a let down after Prof. Guelzo. Went ahead hoping the pace picks up after the extra detailing of the civil war.

Professor Allitt (Lectures 49-84) - Late 19th century into the 21st century
- Disappointing. Very cursory, no storytelling involved and a lot of thematic treatments that skip ahead and back ignoring the timeline structure followed till lecture 48. Expected better of Prof. Allitt.