Brenden W. Rensink

Historian of the North American West, Borderlands, Indigenous Peoples, and Environment

From the Bookshelf: Graybill – The Red and the White

In what seems like a lifetime-ago, I was a graduate student working on an M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.  While there, I had the opportunityContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Graybill – The Red and the White

International Boundary Commission Still ‘Slash’-ing the Line

Whether you have traveled across the U.S.-Canadian border via boat, car, air, or virtually on Google Maps, you may have noticed that there is in fact a visible line –Continue readingInternational Boundary Commission Still ‘Slash’-ing the Line

From the Bookshelf: Starita – The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge

From the Bookshelf Periodic musings on books I like I have taught the 2nd half of the U.S. survey (1877-present) no less than 8 times and for that course (andContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Starita – The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge

An Idle-No-More Must-Read from Kent Blansett and BlogWest

Have you heard rumblings from up north of the border about Idle No More?  If you live on the northern Great Plains, perhaps you witnessed a Native drum circle protestContinue readingAn Idle-No-More Must-Read from Kent Blansett and BlogWest

Academic Conferences: an Intervention

Last week I attended the annual conference of the Western History Association.  It was held at a beautiful resort in the Catalina Foothills northeast of Tucson.  It was great toContinue readingAcademic Conferences: an Intervention

The Great Plains, from a Plane

Slate just posted a great selection of aerial photographs of the Great Plains from photographer Terry Evans.  Beautiful stuff!  My former students in courses on the Great Plains would beContinue readingThe Great Plains, from a Plane

Western History Association CFH (Call for Haikus)

A week from today I will be in Tucson at the annual Western History Association conference.  Woot Woot!  I really look forward to this every year – seeing friends andContinue readingWestern History Association CFH (Call for Haikus)

On the Plus Side, is Glen Canyon Coming Back?

RE: all of our previous discussion of drought and Lake Powell, there is a plus side. High Country News just posted a great article on the “World Beneath Lake Powell.”Continue readingOn the Plus Side, is Glen Canyon Coming Back?

The Ogallala Aquifer – Drink Up, While You Can

Living Western History: Periodic musings on Western history and its contemporary Implications My goodness, I just can’t seem to stop talking about Water in the West!  As a matter ofContinue readingThe Ogallala Aquifer – Drink Up, While You Can

From the Bookshelf: Reséndez – A Land So Strange

From the Bookshelf Periodic musings on books I like. Only once in my life as a historian has a book recommendation given to a friend actually turned out well.  ItContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Reséndez – A Land So Strange

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