by weblogwest March 29, 2017 1 Mette Flynt Devil’s Bargains in a New Century: The Legacy of Hal Rothman It has been ten years since we lost Hal Rothman. Rather than write a memorial, we here at BlogWest decidedContinue Reading
by weblogwest March 1, 2017 Number of comments0 Announcements Wallace Stegner Center Hosts Western Historians Sara Dant and Leisl Carr Childers It is not often that two western historians evoke Erico Fermi in framing the environmental challenges facing the region. Over the last twoContinue Reading
by weblogwest February 19, 2017 Number of comments0 Michael W. Childers This Day of Remembrance – Ansel Adams at Manzanar By Mike Childers At Manzanar, in the presence of the ancient mountains, another tragic episode of history struggles for solution.Continue Reading
by weblogwest January 10, 2017 Number of comments0 Authors Leisl Carr Childers Following the Money in the West by Leisl Carr Childers A review of Follow the Money: A Spatial History for In-Lieu Programs for Western Federal Lands FollowContinue Reading
by weblogwest December 24, 2016 Number of comments0 Uncategorized Christmas with Sunset Magazine Chances are that if you traveled on the Southern Pacific railroad in December of 1904 you would have spent someContinue Reading
by lcarrchilders November 23, 2016 Number of comments0 Leisl Carr Childers Thanksgiving Reflections on Standing Rock Our colleague Elizabeth Sutton was recently in North Dakota at Standing Rock. She returned to Cedar Falls with a storyContinue Reading
by Jason Heppler October 10, 2016 Number of comments0 Announcements Jason A. Heppler Western History Association A Call for WHA Six Shooters Panel Participation Are you experimenting with ways to use digital tools in your historical research? Do you teach western history with interactiveContinue Reading
by lcarrchilders October 5, 2016 Number of comments0 Authors Leisl Carr Childers A Disappeared Resource by Leisl Carr Childers This semester, I have asked my students to explore the history of nuclear testing through theContinue Reading