Louis S. Warren
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Louis S Warren is an American historian
, and W. Turrentine Jackson Professor of Western U.S. History at the University of California, Davis
, where he teaches environmental history, the history of the American West, and U.S. history.
he is the third child of Claude
and Elizabeth Warren
.
in the ghost town of Goodsprings, Nevada
, and attended Basic High School
in Henderson, Nevada
.
He was a British American Education Foundation Scholar at Cranleigh School
, Surrey
, UK, in 1980 – 81, and did his undergraduate work in history at Columbia University
in New York, where he graduated in 1985.
He became a teacher at Peterhouse School
in Zimbabwe
from 1985 until 1987.
In 1988, he began graduate study at Yale University
, where he received his Ph.D. in history in 1993.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, and W. Turrentine Jackson Professor of Western U.S. History at the University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
, where he teaches environmental history, the history of the American West, and U.S. history.
Early Years
Warren was born in Pocatello, IdahoPocatello, Idaho
Pocatello is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the Pocatello metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Bannock...
he is the third child of Claude
Claude Nelson Warren
Claude Nelson Warren is a California Desert anthropologist and specialist in early man in the Far West and has been instrumental in defining the San Dieguito and La Jolla cultural complexes...
and Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth von Till Warren
Elizabeth von Till Warren is an historian and preservationist. She has expertise in the history of water development in the Mojave Desert and the Las Vegas valley in particular. She also has expertise in the historical route of the Old Spanish Trail in Southern Nevada.She is married to Claude...
.
Education
Warren attended a two-room schoolhouseGoodsprings Schoolhouse
Goodsprings Schoolhouse, built in the Colonial Revival style, is located in Goodsprings, Nevada and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.- History :The school was designed by C.W...
in the ghost town of Goodsprings, Nevada
Goodsprings, Nevada
Goodsprings is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 232 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Goodsprings is located at ....
, and attended Basic High School
Basic High School
Basic High School is a nine-month public high school that is part of the Clark County School District and is located in Henderson, Nevada. It has five "Smaller Learning Communities": Freshman Academy; Institute of Business, Technology, and Mass Communication; Institute of Health, Wellness, and...
in Henderson, Nevada
Henderson, Nevada
-Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...
.
He was a British American Education Foundation Scholar at Cranleigh School
Cranleigh School
Cranleigh School is an independent English boarding school in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey. It was founded in 1865 as a boys' school and started to admit girls in the early 1970s. It is now co-educational. The current headmaster is Guy de W...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, UK, in 1980 – 81, and did his undergraduate work in history at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in New York, where he graduated in 1985.
He became a teacher at Peterhouse School
Peterhouse Group of Boarding Schools
The Peterhouse group of schools is based in Marondera, Zimbabwe.The Peterhouse group of Anglican boarding schools has 1,045 students on 1200 Ha in Marondera, Zimbabwe, and comprises Peterhouse, Peterhouse Girls', the Preparatory School, Springvale House, Peterhaven at Nyanga and the Gosho Park...
in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
from 1985 until 1987.
In 1988, he began graduate study at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, where he received his Ph.D. in history in 1993.
Professional Career
In addition to teaching at UC Davis, Warren has written or edited several books on US Western and Environmental History. He is the co-editor of Boom: A Journal of CaliforniaAwards
He has received numerous awards for his writing, including:- 1997 the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Wrangler Award for Best Non-Fiction Book.
- 2005 the Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize.
- 2006 Albert Beveridge Prize of the American Historical AssociationAmerican Historical AssociationThe American Historical Association is the oldest and largest society of historians and professors of history in the United States. Founded in 1884, the association promotes historical studies, the teaching of history, and the preservation of and access to historical materials...
- 2006 Caughey-Western History Association PrizeCaughey Western History Association PrizeThe Caughey Western History Association Prize is given annually by the Western History Association to the best book published the previous year on the American West. The winner receives $2,500 and a certificate....
of the Western History AssociationWestern History AssociationThe Western History Association was organized in 1961 at Santa Fe, New Mexico, to "promote the study of the North American West in its varied aspects and broadest sense." Included in the field of study are the American West and western Canada. The Western History Association is headquartered at...
. - 2006 Western Writers of AmericaWestern Writers of AmericaWestern Writers of America, founded 1953, promotes literature, both fiction and non-fiction, pertaining to the American West. Although its founders wrote traditional western fiction, the more than five hundred current members also include historians and other non-fiction writers as well as authors...
Spur AwardSpur AwardThe Spur Award is an annual literary prize awarded by the Western Writers of America. Founded in 1953 with only four categories , the award today has expanded to include the following categories:...
for Historical Nonfiction. - 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship for US History.