Herbert Eugene Bolton: Historian of the American Borderlands

by Albert L. Hurtado

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520272161
• ISBN13: 9780520272163
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"