Archer Butler Hulbert

Paths of the Mound-Building Indians and Great Game Animals (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Volume 1 of the series "Historic Highways of America". According to Wikipedia: "Archer Butler Hulbert (26 Jan 1873 - 24 Dec 1933), historical geographer, writer, and professor of American history... He was Vice-Principal of the Putnam Military Academy, Zanesville, Ohio, until 1897. Hulbert then did newspaper work in Korea in 1897 and '98: he was editor of the Korean Independent (Seoul) and edited Far East American newspapers... He was Professor of American History at Marietta College 1904-18. After Marietta College, Hulbert became a lecturer in American History at Clark University from 1918 to 1919. He also was a lecturer at the University of Chicago in 1904 and 1923; and he served as archivist for the Harvard Commission on Western History (1912-16). Hulbert's last position was at Colorado College, from 1920 until his death... Hulbert's interest in trails dated from fishing trips taken during his college, when he noticed Indian trails. This interest led at first to his 16 volumes of Historic Highways of America (1902-05)."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Seltzer Books
• Seitenzahl: 221
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781455431687
• Artikelnr.: 54130995

Autorenporträt

Archer Butler Hulbert (1873-1933) was an eminent American historian and educator known for his extensive work on the historical geography of the United States. Highly regarded for his scholarly contributions to the understanding of pioneering movements and trails, his literary corpus provides an in-depth analysis of the migration patterns of early North Americans and the trodden paths of wildlife that intersected with human histories. One of the gems in his collection of works is 'Paths of the Mound-Building Indians and Great Game Animals', a volume that closely examines the interconnectedness of indigenous populations with their surrounding environments. Hulbert's penchant for detail and his groundbreaking use of primary source documents established a new standard in the historiography of American Westward expansion and exploration. His narrative style, an admixture of academic rigor and accessible prose, renders his historical texts valuable not only to scholars but also to lay readers with an interest in the American past. Hulbert's legacy is preserved through his contributions to America's historical literature, with his insights into the mound-building Indians and their relation with the natural world remaining a particularly poignant piece of intellectual heritage.