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The Western History Association hosted this panel on defining the American West geographically, culturally and politically. The five scholars also investigated the role of regions in underst…

Former National Park Service director Robert Stanton and others spoke about the agency’s origins and its current challenges. The National Park Service was created in 1916 and celebrates its …

Panelists at the American Historical Association’s annual conference in New Orleans talked about how the Internet, YouTube, and Twitter have changed the way historians present their material…

History professors Mark Fiege of Colorado State University and William Cronon of the University of Wisconsin-Madison are interviewed about studying American history by examining the influenc…

A roundtable discussion was held on the different topics, issues, and methods used to teach American Western history as well as the direction of the academic field. Professor Warren asked qu…

Participants in the first of two panels at the White House Conference on the Great Outdoors talked about environmental conservation efforts in the U.S. Among the topics they addressed were g…