I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. The Winning of the West, Volumes 1 and 3 Theodore Roosevelt Dedicated to Francis …
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I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Francis Parkman Francis Parkman, The Oregon …
I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. The Far Western Frontier: 1830-18601 Ray Allen Billington Ray Allen Billington, The Far Western Frontier: 1830-1860, (New …
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This is the 100th post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (January 21, 2018 – January 27, 2018): Description:On January 20, 2001, Spencer Abraham took office …
I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. “Canada First: A Minor Party in Microcosm” G.M. Hougham G.M. Hougham, “Canada First: A Minor …
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I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. “Some Aspects of the Frontier in Canadian History” Walter N. Sage Walter N. Sage, “Some …
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This is the ninety-ninth post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (January 14, 2018 – January 20, 2018): Sunday #Wordcloud! Parks, Park, Also https://t.co/2nUMIRyKRP #envhist #envhum …
This is the ninety-eighth post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (January 7, 2018 – January 13, 2018): Preserving historically significant architecture in Los Angeles, including …
I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. State, Provincial, and Historic Parks C.J. Taylor, Negotiating the Past: The Making of Canada’s National Historic …
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This is the ninety-seventh post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (December 31, 2018 – January 6, 2018): https://twitter.com/fynnkaterin/status/1079514452368785408 Monday: “Do You Know Where Your Healing …
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