Abstract
The conict-ridden and violent nature of much of western history, and the continued presence in the region of Native American communities, Hispanic/Mexican populations, and the descendants of Euro-American settlers, create unique intellectual and political challenges for western public historians. Historical Archaeology, Exhibitions, Museums, and Interpreting Culture, Hispanic Culture, Native American Preservation Issues, Sand Creek, Colorado, Case Study, Women in the West, Environmental Public History, Historical Preservation and Cultural Landscapes, and Western Mining Landscapes: Case Studies. [...]Walker has established himself as a sane and lucid voice of the history of atomic energy from his work on the reasons why we dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II, to his studies on radiation protection and thermal pollution.