Herbert Eugene Bolton: Historian of the American Borderlands
Herbert Eugene Bolton: Historian of the American Borderlands by Albert L. Hurtado
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0520272161 | 388 pages | PDF | 3,7 MB
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.
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