Lewis Atherton

Lewis Atherton wrote several books on American history, including Main Street on the Middle Border and The Pioneer Merchant in Mid-America . Hewas Professor of History at the University of Missouri, Director of the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection, and the first recipient of the University's Distinguished Faculty Award in 1960. Timothy Lehman is Professor of History and Political Science at Rocky Mountain College and the author of Public Values, Private Lands: American Farmland...See more

Lewis Atherton wrote several books on American history, including Main Street on the Middle Border and The Pioneer Merchant in Mid-America . Hewas Professor of History at the University of Missouri, Director of the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection, and the first recipient of the University's Distinguished Faculty Award in 1960. Timothy Lehman is Professor of History and Political Science at Rocky Mountain College and the author of Public Values, Private Lands: American Farmland Preservation Policy, 1933 and Bloodshed at Little Bighorn: Sitting Bull, Custer, and the Destinies of Nations. See less