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BlogNovember 28, 2014

150 Years since the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre

Today commemorates 150 years since the 29 November 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. I have written on the topic before, and do have much to add today other than to sayContinue reading150 Years since the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre

BlogOctober 27, 2014

Wait…Western History Matters? Why Have We Never Heard About This Before?

Excuse my sarcasm and I apologize if this comes off a bit glib, but I just can’t help myself. The Chronicle of Higher Education, bless their souls, just published aContinue readingWait…Western History Matters? Why Have We Never Heard About This Before?

Blog, BorderlandsSeptember 22, 2014January 15, 2015

When Nature Moves Borders

A recent New Yorker piece by Paul Kramer, associate professor of History at Vanderbilt University, prompted this post. Of the many subtopics that make Borderlands History so fascinating is theContinue readingWhen Nature Moves Borders

Blog, From the BookshelfSeptember 2, 2014September 2, 2014

From the Bookshelf: Rosenthal – Reimagining Indian Country

Nicolas G. Rosenthal. Reimagining Indian Country: Native American Migration & Identity in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2012. Readers may be catching on toContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Rosenthal – Reimagining Indian Country

BlogAugust 4, 2014

MadLibs Courtesy of Spam-Bots

One of the joys of running a blog is the spam that comes through as comments. This is the reason I require moderation before any comments post, and even thoughContinue readingMadLibs Courtesy of Spam-Bots

Blog, EventsJuly 22, 2014

More Panels to Check Out at the 2014 Western History Association conference in Newport Beach, Oct. 15-18

I already gave a rundown of the borderlands and transnational history panels at the upcoming Western History Association Conference in Newport Beach, Oct. 15-18, 2014, but there are a numberContinue readingMore Panels to Check Out at the 2014 Western History Association conference in Newport Beach, Oct. 15-18

Blog, Borderlands, EventsJuly 15, 2014

Borderlands and Transnational History at the 2014 Western History Association Conference

The Western History Association will hold its 54th annual conference in Newport Beach, California on October 15-18. Like last year, I have gone through the preliminary program to highlight panelsContinue readingBorderlands and Transnational History at the 2014 Western History Association Conference

BlogJune 23, 2014

Possibly the Best Thing You’ll See on CSPAN Today, or Ever

In an on-going saga to both promote and embarrass Ari Kelman for his fantastic book, A Misplaced Massacre: Struggling Over the Memory of Sand Creek, I present for your considerationContinue readingPossibly the Best Thing You’ll See on CSPAN Today, or Ever

Blog, From the BookshelfMay 14, 2014May 14, 2014

From the Bookshelf: Colombi and Brooks – Keystone Nations: Indigenous Peoples and Salmon Across the North Pacific

Keystone Nations: Indigenous Peoples and Salmon Across the North Pacific, edited by Benedict J. Colombi and James F. Brooks, thematically hit on so many of my interests that I couldn’tContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Colombi and Brooks – Keystone Nations: Indigenous Peoples and Salmon Across the North Pacific

BlogApril 30, 2014

Bizarre Borders on the Zigg-Zaggy U.S. Canadian Border

Here’s a great video by the CGP Grey people people about some things you may not have known about the creation of the U.S. Canadian border, and how imprecise itContinue readingBizarre Borders on the Zigg-Zaggy U.S. Canadian Border

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