Pioneering history on two continents : an autobiography / Bruce F. Pauley.

"Bruce F. Pauley draws on his family and personal history to tell a story that examines the lives of Volga Germans during the eighteenth century, the pioneering experiences of his family in late-nineteenth-century Nebraska, and the dramatic transformations influencing the history profession during the second half of the twentieth century. An award-winning historian of antisemitism, Nazism, and totalitarianism, Pauley helped shape historical practice from the 1970s to the '90s both in the United States and Central Europe. Pioneering History on Two Continents provides an intimate look at the shifting approaches to the historian's craft during a volatile period of world history, with an emphasis on twentieth-century Central European political, social, and diplomatic developments. It also examines the greater sweep of history through the author's firsthand experiences as well as those of his ancestors, who participated in these global currents through their migration from Germany to the steppes of Russia to the Great Plains of the United States"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pauley family lineage -- Pioneers on the Russian frontier -- A new life on the Great Plains -- Education, travel, and the Great Depression -- War, peace, and prosperity -- The audacity of youth -- From Grinnell to Vienna and back -- The ordeal of graduate school -- Romance and marriage -- Seven months of bliss -- Three jobs in three years -- Publishing and perishing -- From the frying pan into the fire -- Hitler and the forgotten Nazis -- Assessing anti-semitism -- Hot on the trail of the Cold War -- Phasing out -- Reflections.

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