Herbert Eugene Bolton : historian of the American borderlands / Albert L. Hurtado.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hurtado, Albert L., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953.

Bolton, Herbert Eugene.

Historians--United States--Biography.

Historians.

Mexican-American Border Region--Historiography.

Mexican-American Border Region.

United States--Territorial expansion--Historiography.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This definitive biography offers a new critical assessment of the life, works, and ideas of Herbert E. Bolton (1870-1953), a leading historian of the American West, Mexico, and Latin America. Bolton, a famous pupil of Frederick Jackson Turner, formulated a concept-the borderlands-that is a foundation of historical studies today. His research took him not only to the archives and libraries of Mexico but out on the trails blazed by Spanish soldiers and missionaries during the colonial era. Bolton helped establish the reputation of the University of California and the Bancroft Library in the eyes of the world and was influential among historians during his lifetime, but interest in his ideas waned after his death. Now, more than a century after Bolton began to investigate the Mexican archives, Albert L. Hurtado explores his life against the backdrop of the cultural and political controversies of his day.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List Of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

A Note On Language

Introduction: The Border Lord

1. The Scholars' Hard Road

2. A Gathering At Lake Mendota

3. Gone To Texas

4. Many Roads To California

5. In Stephens'S Grove

6. Foundations Of Empire

7. Teachers And Students -Worlds Apart

8. Of Presidents And Politics

9. Race, Place, And Heroes

10. Exploration, Empire, And Patrimony

11. The Grand Patriarch

12. Bury My Heart At Corte Madera

13. Western Revolt And Retirement

14. Defending The Empire

15. The Fading Pageant

16. The Emperor Departs

Afterword: The Debatable Legacy

Abbreviations Used In The Notes

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613373601

9781283373609

1283373602

9780520952515

0520952510

OCLC:

768732524