Brenden W. Rensink

An Idle-No-More Must-Read from Kent Blansett and BlogWest

Have you heard rumblings from up north of the border about Idle No More? If you live on the northern Great Plains, perhaps you witnessed a Native drum circle protestContinue readingAn Idle-No-More Must-Read from Kent Blansett and BlogWest

BlogOctober 17, 2013October 29, 2013

Academic Conferences: an Intervention

Last week I attended the annual conference of the Western History Association. It was held at a beautiful resort in the Catalina Foothills northeast of Tucson. It was great toContinue readingAcademic Conferences: an Intervention

BlogOctober 3, 2013October 28, 2013

The Great Plains, from a Plane

Slate just posted a great selection of aerial photographs of the Great Plains from photographer Terry Evans. Beautiful stuff! My former students in courses on the Great Plains would beContinue readingThe Great Plains, from a Plane

BlogOctober 2, 2013October 28, 2013

Western History Association CFH (Call for Haikus)

A week from today I will be in Tucson at the annual Western History Association conference. Woot Woot! I really look forward to this every year – seeing friends andContinue readingWestern History Association CFH (Call for Haikus)

BlogOctober 1, 2013October 29, 2013

On the Plus Side, is Glen Canyon Coming Back?

RE: all of our previous discussion of drought and Lake Powell, there is a plus side. High Country News just posted a great article on the “World Beneath Lake Powell.”Continue readingOn the Plus Side, is Glen Canyon Coming Back?

Blog, Living Western HistorySeptember 18, 2013October 29, 2013

The Ogallala Aquifer – Drink Up, While You Can

Living Western History: Periodic musings on Western history and its contemporary Implications My goodness, I just can’t seem to stop talking about Water in the West! As a matter ofContinue readingThe Ogallala Aquifer – Drink Up, While You Can

Blog, From the BookshelfSeptember 17, 2013October 28, 2013

From the Bookshelf: Reséndez – A Land So Strange

From the Bookshelf Periodic musings on books I like. Only once in my life as a historian has a book recommendation given to a friend actually turned out well. ItContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Reséndez – A Land So Strange

Blog, BorderlandsSeptember 16, 2013September 16, 2013

Borderlands at the Western History Association confererence, Tucson, October 9-12, 2013

(Also posted at the Borderlands History Blog) I did this last year and thought it would be a good thing to do again. Browsing through the conference program for nextContinue readingBorderlands at the Western History Association confererence, Tucson, October 9-12, 2013

Blog, From the BookshelfSeptember 11, 2013October 28, 2013

From the Bookshelf: Valenčius – The Health of the Country

From the Bookshelf Periodic musings on books I like A couple of years ago I was looking for something new and fresh to assign for a graduate reading seminar inContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Valenčius – The Health of the Country

Blog, Living Western HistoryAugust 20, 2013October 28, 2013

Goodbye Lake Powell, it Was Nice Knowing Ya’

Living Western History: Periodic musings on Western history and its contemporary Implications Continuing the discussion from last week about the West’s ongoing water crisis, I just happened upon this postContinue readingGoodbye Lake Powell, it Was Nice Knowing Ya’

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