Anne F. Hyde talks about her book “Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800–1860,” published by the University of Nebraska Press. The book was awarded the Bancroft Prize in March 2012. Hyde is William R. Hochman Professor of History at Colorado College.
Published 08/05/11
A conversation with Michael Hiltzik, author of Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century, the story of one of the engineering wonders of the modern world. The book places Hoover Dam in the economic, political, and social context of its time while bringing forth all the drama of...
Published 10/08/10