TY - BOOK ID - 137261396 TI - Herbert Eugene Bolton : historian of the American borderlands PY - 2012 SN - 1283373602 9786613373601 0520952510 9780520952515 0520272161 9780520272163 9781283373609 PB - Berkeley : University of California Press, DB - UniCat KW - Historians KW - Bolton, Herbert Eugene, KW - Mexican-American Border Region KW - United States KW - Historiography. KW - Territorial expansion KW - 19th century history. KW - 20th century history. KW - american borderlands history. KW - american history. KW - american west. KW - bancroft library. KW - biographical. KW - book club reads. KW - books for history lovers. KW - discussion books. KW - distraction for kids. KW - easy to read. KW - engaging. KW - european history. KW - herbert bolton. KW - historiography. KW - history. KW - informative books. KW - latin america. KW - learning while reading. KW - leisure reads. KW - mexican history. KW - mexico. KW - page turner. KW - political controversies. KW - quarantine books. KW - united states history. KW - university of california. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137261396 AB - 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 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. ER -