Biography
Born: Washington D.C., 1924
Employment: Vassar College, 1949-51; University of Western Ontario, 1951-52; University of Wisconsin-Extension, 1966-83; Division of Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983-1991; Joint appointment with Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989-91; retired 1991. President (1984) and Fellow (1995), Agricultural History Society
Research Interests include: Great Lakes environmental history; Midwestern agricultural and environmental history.
Education
Ph.D., Cornell University (1955)
M.A., Cornell University (1947)
B.A., University of Maryland (1945)
Selected Publications
- Around the Shores of Lake Superior (2007)
- Fishing the Great Lakes (2000)
- The Jeffersonian Dream (edited jointly with Allan G. Bogue)
- Around the shores of Lake Michigan (1985)
- Patterns from the Sod (1959)
Awards
- Van Hise Outreach Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1991)
- Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Teaching, University of Wisconsin-Extension (1986)
- Distinguished Service Award, University of Wisconsin-Extension (1980)
History Courses Taught
- Survey of American History
- History of Wisconsin
- Recent American History