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Elliott West (born April 19, 1945) is an American historian and author. He studies the history of the American West.
Feb 1, 2023 · Finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in History. 2024 Spur Award Winner. Named a Best Civil War Book of 2023 by Civil War Monitor. In Continental Reckoning renowned historian Elliott West presents a sweeping narrative of the American West and its vital role in the transformation of the nation.
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May 20, 2021 · Elliott West, who received his doctorate from the University of Colorado, is author of six books, most recently The Essential West: Collected Essays (2012). His book, The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story (2009) is one of three of his books to receive the Western Heritage Award and two to win the Western History Association’s Caughey Prize.
Mar 7, 2024 · Elliott West, alumni distinguished professor of history emeritus at the University of Arkansas, is a specialist in the social and environmental history of the American West and in American Indian history.
Apr 2, 2024 · University of Arkansas historian Elliott West has been named one of two winners of the 2024 Bancroft Prizes in American History and Diplomacy – known as one of the most distinguished and coveted awards in the field of American history.
Nov 1, 2023 · Challenging the long-held wisdom that confined Reconstruction to a twelve-year period from the end of the Civil War until 1877 and to the territory of the Confederate states, West argued for an extended chronology and an expanded geography.
Apr 24, 1998 · Deftly retracing a pivotal chapter in one of America's most dramatic stories, Elliott West chronicles the struggles, triumphs, and defeats of both Indians and whites as they pursued their clashing dreams of greatness in the heart of the continent.
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