Response Paper on Devra Weber's Dark Sweat, White Gold:
All historians tell stories. But they do it with the goal helping readers understand why things happened the way they did.
What is Devra Weber's Dark Sweat White Gold argument? Are you convinced by it? Why or why not? Your response paper must make specific reference to the reading.
This is asking you to not only know what her argument is, but also understand how she is making that argument. What evidence does she use? How does the history she tells fit with the history we discuss in lecture? Once you have done this, you can then make an argument for whether you are convinced by it and explain why.
Your response should be 700 words long, double spaced.