The author, Edward C. Blackorby, was born and educated in North Dakota, earning a B.A. at Mayville State University (formerly the State Teachers College at Mayville), and the M.A, and Ph.D. at the University of North Dakota. He also did post-graduate work at the University of Minnesota, Iowa State University and the American University in Washington, D.C. He spent fifty-one years teaching, the last twenty years as a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Dr. Blackorby where he was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award in 1968. He also taught at Dickinson State University and the University of North Dakota, and was a teacher and (Dr. Blackorby, continued from back cover) administrator in North Dakota public schools for nineteen years. Best known for his book, Prairie Rebel: The Public Life of William Lemke (University of Nebraska, 1963), Dr. Blackorby has also written for many publications, including North Dakota History, Journal of American History, the Dictionary of American Biography, and Essays on Western History. His special interests are in the history of the West and the Agrarian and Progressive movements in America. During his academic career, Dr. Blackorby was professionally active in many organizations, including the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, the Western History Association, Agricultural History Society, Phi Alpha Theta and many others. Dr. Blackorby and his late wife, Jewel, have one son, Charles Edward, who is professor of economics at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Blackorby retired in 1980 and presently lives in Bloomington, Minnesota.
ISBN: 0-911042-57-1
Page count: 420
Picture Count: 62
Index
Hardcover
Publication Year: 2001
