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

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-343) and index.

Introduction : the border lord -- The scholars' hard road -- A gathering at Lake Mendota -- Gone to Texas -- Many roads to California -- In Stephen's grove -- Foundations of empire -- Teachers and students- worlds apart -- Of presidents and politics -- Race, place, and heroes -- Exploration, empire, and patrimony -- The grand patriarch -- bury my heart at Corte Madera -- Western revolt and retirement -- Defending the empire -- The fading pageant -- The emperor departs -- Afterword : the debatable legacy -- Abbreviations used in the notes.

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.

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