Brenden W. Rensink

Historian of the North American West, Borderlands, Indigenous Peoples, and Environment

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Blog, From the Bookshelf

From the Bookshelf: Kelman, A Misplaced Massacre

From the Bookshelf Periodic musings on books I like. As I explained last week, the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre was the first topic to draw me into Western History.  AfterContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Kelman, A Misplaced Massacre

Blog, Living Western History

Living Western History: Water in the West, or, why is it so dry out here?!

Living Western History: Periodic musings on Western history and its contemporary Implications Today’s topic: Water in the West  Remember back in 1820 when Stephen long dubbed the Great Plains ofContinue readingLiving Western History: Water in the West, or, why is it so dry out here?!

Blog, Living Western History

Living Western History: New Blog Series

Living Western History: Periodic musings on Western history and its contemporary Implications A few of you may know, when I started college as a History major, I abhorred the U.S.Continue readingLiving Western History: New Blog Series

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Last Call for…Western History Association 2014 Proposals

As a member of the 2014 Program Committee for the 2014 Western History Association Annual Conference (Newport Beach!!!) I feel it necessary to put out one last reminder about theContinue readingLast Call for…Western History Association 2014 Proposals

Blog, From the Bookshelf

From the Bookshelf – Bockstoce, Furs and Frontiers

From the Bookshelf Periodic musings on books I like. Those familiar with some of the projects I have worked on know that I love the strange.  I love historical topicsContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf – Bockstoce, Furs and Frontiers

Blog, From the Bookshelf

From the Bookshelf – New Blog Series

I recently moved from Nebraska to Utah and moving my office was something of a task.  The books filled up about 30 bankers/xerox paper boxes.  When I moved into myContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf – New Blog Series

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On Embargoing Dissertations

There has been quite a bit of discussion over the last couple weeks about graduate students’ ability to embargo their dissertations.  For those unaware of the process (although, if you’reContinue readingOn Embargoing Dissertations

Blog, Borderlands

Gunfire and a Manhunt in my Supposedly Quiet Bordered-Backyard

Over the past year, I have made a few contributions to the great Borderlands History Blog (also on facebook).  I am reposting them here to keep all of my stuffContinue readingGunfire and a Manhunt in my Supposedly Quiet Bordered-Backyard

Blog, Borderlands

Growing up on The Other Border

Over the past year, I have made a few contributions to the great Borderlands History Blog (also on facebook).  I am reposting them here to keep all of my stuffContinue readingGrowing up on The Other Border

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Borderlands Seminar Reading List

Over the past year, I have made a few contributions to the great Borderlands History Blog (also on facebook).  I am reposting them here to keep all of my stuffContinue readingBorderlands Seminar Reading List