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Louis S. Warren
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Louis S. Warren
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-12-08 （Pocatello, Idaho, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Pocatello, Idaho (birth) → Goodsprings, Nevada (early schooling) → Henderson, Nevada (Basic High School) → Cranleigh School, Surrey, UK (scholarship) → New York, NY (Columbia University, undergraduate) → New Haven, CT (Yale University, graduate school) → Zimbabwe (Peterhouse School, teaching) → Davis, California (University of California, Davis, faculty)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University Professor, Editor
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Affiliations
- University of California, Davis, Department of History, Boom: A Journal of California (editorial board)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranleigh School | — | — | — | 1980-1981 | United Kingdom |
| Columbia University | — | Department of History | BA | 1981-1985 | United States |
| Yale University | — | Department of History | PhD | 1988-1993 | United States |
Cranleigh School
Period:
1980-1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
United Kingdom
British American Education Foundation scholar
Columbia University
Department of History
Degree:
BA
Period:
1981-1985
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
United States
Bachelor's degree in History
Yale University
Department of History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1988-1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
Doctor of Philosophy (History)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Wrangler Award for Best Non-Fiction Book | The Hunter's Game | — | National Cowboy Hall of Fame (now National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize | Buffalo Bill's America | — | Center For Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Albert J. Beveridge Prize | Buffalo Bill's America | — | American Historical Association | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Caughey-Western History Association Prize | Buffalo Bill's America | — | Western History Association | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Spur Award for Historical Nonfiction | Buffalo Bill's America | — | Western Writers of America | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | US History | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Bancroft Prize | God's Red Son | — | Columbia University Libraries (Bancroft Prize) | 受賞 |
Wrangler Award for Best Non-Fiction Book
1997
Work:
The Hunter's Game
Organization:
National Cowboy Hall of Fame (now National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum)
Result:
受賞
Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize
2005
Work:
Buffalo Bill's America
Organization:
Center For Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Result:
受賞
Albert J. Beveridge Prize
2006
Work:
Buffalo Bill's America
Organization:
American Historical Association
Result:
受賞
Caughey-Western History Association Prize
2006
Work:
Buffalo Bill's America
Organization:
Western History Association
Result:
受賞
Spur Award for Historical Nonfiction
2006
Work:
Buffalo Bill's America
Organization:
Western Writers of America
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2011
Category:
US History
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Bancroft Prize
2018
Work:
God's Red Son
Organization:
Columbia University Libraries (Bancroft Prize)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Hunter's Game: Poachers and Conservationists in Twentieth-Century America
1997 Environmental history / HistoryA historical study of poachers and conservationists in twentieth-century America, examining wildlife protection and public policy formation.
ConservationPoachingPublic policy
American Environmental History (editor)
2003 Environmental history (edited volume)An edited volume collecting essays on American environmental history, serving as an overview and teaching resource.
Environmental historyScholarly essays
Buffalo Bill's America: William Cody and the Wild West Show
2005 Biography / Cultural historyA study of William Cody (Buffalo Bill) and the Wild West Show, examining American performance culture and the construction of Western images.
PerformanceAmerican WestCultural imagery
God's Red Son: The Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern America
2017 Religious history / Cultural historyA comprehensive study of the Ghost Dance religion and movement, exploring Native American religion, politics, and the making of modern America.
Native American studiesReligious movementsModernity
Bibliography
- The Hunter's Game: Poachers and Conservationists in Twentieth-Century America
- American Environmental History (editor)
- Buffalo Bill's America: William Cody and the Wild West Show
- God's Red Son: The Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern America
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly yet narrative-driven styleEmphasis on detailed case studies grounded in primary sources
- Recurring Motifs
- Intersection of nature and cultureFrontier and state formationPerformance and identity
Legacy
A prominent historian of the American West and environmental history. Through works on Buffalo Bill and the Ghost Dance, he has bridged cultural, religious, and environmental history and received multiple scholarly awards.
Academic Societies
- Western History Association
- American Historical Association
Archives
- University of California, Davis Special Collections and University Archives (possible holding)
Trivia
- Attended a two-room schoolhouse in the ghost town of Goodsprings, Nevada.
- Taught at Peterhouse School in Zimbabwe from 1985 to 1987.
- Born the third child of archaeologist Claude Nelson Warren and Elizabeth von Till Warren.