America Unbound
8-weeks | Registration closed 9/1/2024
Explore America's transformation from the War of 1812 through the Gilded Age, covering key
events, figures, and social changes. Topics include westward expansion, slavery, Civil War,
Reconstruction, and industrialization, highlighting the political, economic, and cultural developments that shaped the nation's evolution.
Tom Walker
Tom Walker is the presenter, so far, of nine history courses at Vassar LLI and Bard LLI. He taught insurance law at SUNY Dutchess. A graduate of THE US Naval Academy, a retired Navy pilot and retired New York State veterans counselor, he has been a Hudson Valley resident since 1986. Tom is happily married with four kids. He is an amateur player of banjos and other folk instruments.