Herbert Eugene Bolton
About this book
This definitive biography offers a new critical assessment of the life, works, and ideas of Herbert E. Bolton (1870ā1953), a leading historian of the American West, Mexico, and Latin America. Bolton, a famous pupil of Frederick Jackson Turner, formulated a conceptāthe borderlandsāthat 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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Language
- Introduction: The Border Lord
- 1. The Scholarsā Hard Road
- 2. A Gathering at Lake Mendota
- 3. Gone to Texas
- 4. Many Roads to California
- 5. In Stephensās Grove
- 6. Foundations of Empire
- 7. Teachers and StudentsāWorlds Apart
- 8. Of Presidents and Politics
- 9. Race, Place, and Heroes
- 10. Exploration, Empire, and Patrimony
- 11. The Grand Patriarch
- 12. Bury My Heart at Corte Madera
- 13. Western Revolt and Retirement
- 14. Defending the Empire
- 15. The Fading Pageant
- 16. The Emperor Departs
- Afterword: The Debatable Legacy
- Abbreviations Used in the Notes
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Figures follow page
