Comps Notes: Anderson and Hill’s The Not So Wild, Wild West

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 Not So Wild, Wild West: Property Rights on the Frontier Terry L. …

Comps Notes: Elofson’s Frontier Cattle Ranching

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. Frontier Cattle Ranching: In the Land and Times of Charlie Russell Warren M. Elofson …

Comps Notes: White’s “It’s Your Misfortune and None of My Own”

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. “It’s Your Misfortune and None of My Own:” A New History of the …

Environmental, Species, Island

This is the 137th 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 among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (October 7, 2019 – October 13, 2019): https://twitter.com/futbolprof/status/1181212883226464257 Monday: “Bernard C. Moore,” …

Comps Notes: Limerick’s The Legacy of Conquest

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 Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West Patricia Nelson Limerick …

Said, Climate, People

This is the 136th 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 among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (September 30, 2019 – October 6, 2019): False profits: Fracking, vaping, and …

Comps Notes: Stedman’s Shadows of the Indian

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. Shadows of the Indian: Stereotypes in American Culture Raymond William Stedman In Shadows of …

Comps Notes: White’s The Eastern Establishment and the Western Experience

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 Eastern Establishment and the Western Experience: The West of Frederick Remington, Theodore …

Environmental, Sept, American

This is the 132nd 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 among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (September 2, 2019 – September 8, 2019): Reading List | Race, Space, …

Comps Notes: Dippie’s Custer’s Last Stand

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. Custer’s Last Stand: The Anatomy of an American Myth Brian W. Dippie Brian W. Dippie, Custer’s Last Stand: The Anatomy …