Erstwhile’s Alessandra Link caught up with Dr. Kent Blansett (Associate Professor of History, University of Nebraska-Omaha) to discuss his latest publication, A Journey toContinue Reading
By Nick Johnson In light of the Trump Administration’s ongoing rhetoric and policies regarding immigration, historians often find themselves thinkingContinue Reading
In the wake of the shocking outcome of the Bundy trial, two scholars weigh in on its possible ramifications. “TheContinue Reading
Editor’s Note Brian J. Leech is an Assistant Professor of History at Augustana College and a native of Montana. HeContinue Reading
By Mike Childers Iowa Public Radio’s sound booth sits just inside the station’s front doors. An enormous window allows thoseContinue Reading
Editor’s Note These are remarks I delivered during my keynote at the Midwestern History Association conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan,Continue Reading
By Joseph Taylor III Living in western North America in late summer can feel apocalyptic. Inevitably, it seems, the regionContinue Reading
It has been ten years since we lost Hal Rothman. Rather than write a memorial, we here at BlogWest decidedContinue Reading
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