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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
A Disappeared Resource
by Leisl Carr Childers This semester, I have asked my students to explore the history of nuclear testing through theContinue Reading
