Michael C. LeMay,
Ph.D.:
Special Interest
Topic Lectures—By Cruise Destination/Type
I.
For an Alaskan
Cruise:
A. San Francisco: The Great
Earthquake, Fire, and Plague.
B. The
Great Transpacific Migration: To the Land of the Golden Mountains
C. The
Gold Rush and the Opening of Alaska
D. From
Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
E. William
Head, Canada: Canada’s Angel Island
(re: Victoria, Vancouver)
II.
For an East
Coast/Canada Cruise (e.g., Change of Color Cruise)
A. Ellis
Island: Gateway to America
B. Boston and the Great Irish
Influx
C. The
Great Transatlantic Migration: From Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
D. Halifax: Gateway to Eastern Canada
E. Grosse Ile, Quebec: Canada’s Ellis Island
III.
For a
Transatlantic Cruise (e.g. Fort Lauderdale
to Rome, Italy,
with Spain;
Or Southampton to New Orleans)
A. The
Great Transatlantic Migration: From Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
B. North
America: Nations of Nations (Canada
and U.S.)
C. From
Open Door to Revolving Door: The Eras of U.S. Immigration
D. The
Iberian Exodus: Emigration from Spain
and Portugal
E. The
Italian Diaspora
F. The
Greatest Basilica: St. Peter’s Rome,
Have They Found St. Peter’s Bones?
G. Maritime
Medicine: 1700-1900
H. Ellis
Island: Gateway to America
I. The
Great Exodus from the British Isles
J. The
Mystique of the Caribbean: Why It Draws Us
K. The
Real Pirates of the Caribbean : Not Your
Everyday Disney Cruise
L. The
Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle: Fact or
Fiction
M. The
Myths of the Maya
IV.
For a Northern Europe Cruise
A. The
Great Transatlantic Migration: From Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
B. From
Open Door to Revolving Door: The Eras of European Immigration to America
C. Scandinavian
Immigration to America
D. The
Norse Vikings: Barbarian Raiders or Intrepid Global Explorers?
E. Russian
Immigration to America
F. Heroes
of the Rise of Modern Medicine (French, German, Swedish, U.S.)
G. The
Unification of Germany: The
Wars of Unification and Emigration from Germany
H. The
Lesser Known Bands of Brothers: German and Irish Immigrants in the U.S.
Civil War
I. From
Bremen to Baltimore:
The Making of a German
American City
J. Boston: The Making of an Irish American
City
V.
For a
Mediterranean Cruise
A. The
Great Transatlantic Migration: From Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
B. Greek
Immigration to America
C. Turkish
Immigration to America
D. Guarding
the Gates: Immigration and National Security
E. Maritime
Medicine, 1700-1900
F. Lost
Scriptures of the Bible: Old and New Testament Non-canonical Sacred Writings
G. The
Greatest Basilica: St. Peter’s, Rome—Have
They Found the Bones of St. Peter?
For an Eastern Mediterranean Cruise
H. The
Great Transatlantic Migration: From Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
I. Italian
Immigration to America
J. Greek
Immigration to America
K. Turkish
Immigration to America
L. Turkish
Immigration to Germany
M. The
Rise and Decline of the Byzantine Empire
N. Christendom’s
Great Schism: East/West Schism of the 12th Century
O. The
Myths of Ancient Greece
P. Clash
of Empires: The Rise and Decline of the Greek and Roman Empires
Q. The
Rise and Decline of the Ottoman Empire
VI.
For a Holy Land Cruise
A. The
Great Transatlantic Migration: From Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
B. The
Greatest Basilica: St. Peter’s Rome,
Have They Found the Bones of St. Peter?
C. The
Lost Books of the Bible: Old and New Testament Non-canonical Scriptures
D. The
Great Italian Exodus
E. Greek
Immigration to America
F. Eastern
European Jewish Immigration to Israel
and to America
G. The
Great East/West Schism of Christianity
VII.
For a
Spanish Mediterranean Cruise
A. The
Great Transatlantic Migration: From Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
B. The
Iberian Exodus: Immigration to and From Spain,
and Emigration from Portugal
C. French
Immigration to America
D. Heroes
of Modern Medicine: Pioneers from Spain,
Portugal, France, England –all Nobel Prize for
Medicine Recipients
E. The
Risorgimento: the Making of Modern Italy
F. The
Myths of the Ancient Roman Empire
VIII. For a Cork
Short Break Cruise (4 nights)
A. The
Great Transatlantic Migration: From Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
B. Irish
Immigration to Canada and
the U.S.
C. Immigration
from the British Isles to Canada
and the U.S.
D. Celtic
Mythology
IX.
For a Celtic
Kingdoms (England, Scotland,
Ireland-14 day Cruise)
A. The
Great Transatlantic Migration: From Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
B. British
Immigration to Canada and
the U.S.
C. Irish
Immigration to Canada and
the U.S.
D. Heroes
of Modern Medicine: Pioneers from England,
Scotland, and the U.S.
E. From
Open Door to Revolving Door: The Eras of U. S. Immigration
F. The
Norse Vikings: Barbarian Raiders or Intrepid Global Explorers
X.
For a
Scandinavian and German Adventure Cruise (12 Day)
A. The
Great Transatlantic Migration: From Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
B. Scandinavian
Immigration to America
C. The
Norse Vikings: Barbarian Raiders or Intrepid Global Explorers?
D. The
Lesser Known Bands of Brothers: German and Irish Immigrants in the U.S.
Civil War
E. German
Immigration to America
F. Heroes
of Modern Medicine: Pioneers from France,
Germany, Sweden, U.S./Nobel Prize for
Medicine Recipients)
E. Maritime
Medicine, 1700-1900
F. The
Great Schism of Western Christianity: The Reformation
G. In
Search of a New Zion:
Religious Community Resettlement
XI. For a Panama
Canal Cruise
A. The Great
Transatlantic Migration: From Sailing Ships to Luxury Liners
B. The
Big Dig—Enabling the Construction of the Panama Canal
G. Immigration
from Central America to the U.S.
H. Illegal
Immigration To and Through Mexico
XII.
For a Caribbean Cruise
A. The
Mystique of the Caribbean: Why It Draws Us
B. The
Real Pirates of the Caribbean: Not Your
Typical Disney Cruise
C. The
Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle: Fact or
Fiction?
D. Caribbean
Immigration to the United
States
