Background
Larson, Taft Alfred was born on January 18, 1910 in Wakefield, Nebraska, United States. Son of Fred and Jennie (Larson) Larson.
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Wyoming: A History (States and the Nation)
( For centuries Wyoming was a land no one wanted--high, d...)
For centuries Wyoming was a land no one wanted--high, dry, and remote--more often a thoroughfare on the way to some place else than a final destination. Many of the sweeping developments that overtook the rest of the nation simply passed it by, leaving Wyoming to sit in lonely grandeur behind its granite walls and silent snows. The problem, explains T.A. Larson in this history, was people--and how to get them there. The settlers who came to Wyoming stayed to build a special way of life. It is with them that important choices now rest. "The country where the wind blew in primeval purity will now breathe new odors," says author Larson, unless short-term profits can be balanced by long-term gains. If the right decisions are made, he concludes, it should be possible for Wyoming to "emerge from its primitive isolation in such a way that its greatest values are preserved and its old way of life left for those who choose to follow it."
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History of Wyoming,
(History of Wyoming The history of the Wyoming territory f...)
History of Wyoming The history of the Wyoming territory from prehistoric times through the modern day.Keywords: WYOMING AMERICAN HISTORY
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Wyoming: A Bicentennial History (States and the Nation)
( For centuries Wyoming was a land no one wanted--high, d...)
For centuries Wyoming was a land no one wanted--high, dry, and remote--more often a thoroughfare on the way to some place else than a final destination. Many of the sweeping developments that overtook the rest of the nation simply passed it by, leaving Wyoming to sit in lonely grandeur behind its granite walls and silent snows. The problem, explains T.A. Larson in this history, was people--and how to get them there. The settlers who came to Wyoming stayed to build a special way of life. It is with them that important choices now rest. "The country where the wind blew in primeval purity will now breathe new odors," says author Larson, unless short-term profits can be balanced by long-term gains. If the right decisions are made, he concludes, it should be possible for Wyoming to "emerge from its primitive isolation in such a way that its greatest values are preserved and its old way of life left for those who choose to follow it."
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History of Wyoming (Second Edition)
( Reviewers hailed the original edition of T.A. Larson’s ...)
Reviewers hailed the original edition of T.A. Larson’s History of Wyoming (Winner of an Award of Merit of the American Association for State and Local History) as “a refreshing new look at the most western of the Western States,” “an excellent model of what a state history should be.” In that first comprehensive, critical history of Wyoming, the author was not concerned to recapitulate the familiar tales of fast guns and renegades associated with the pre-territorial years; his focus was on the men, women, and events which have shaped the state’s history since 18965, when the name Wyoming was first applied to the area. Although dramatic incidents and changes occurred in Wyoming from time to time during its territorial and statehood years into the 1960’s, the state remained preeminently a cattlemen’s domain and tourist mecca. Then the world energy crisis greatly enhanced the value of these state’s vast reserves of oil, gas, uranium, and coal. Unprecedented growth resulted (the state was losing population in 1965, when the first edition of this book was published), bringing expanded payrolls and wealth on the one hand and serious problems on the other as developers and environmentalists competed for control of Wyoming’s future. Incorporating new chapters on the state’s abrupt turnaround from “the lonesome land” to an important national center of energy development, this edition continues to emphasize political, economic, and social history and to offer new interpretations and information. Examining the great changes of the 1970’s, Larson concludes that trade-offs and compromises are inevitable, major decisions lie ahead, and it’s an exciting and challenging era for Wyoming citizens.
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Taft Alfred Larson
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Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Colorado, 1932; A.M., U. Colorado, 1933; postgraduate, University of Chicago, 1934-1935; postgraduate, U. London, England., 1937-1938; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1937; Doctor of Laws honorary, U. Wyoming, 1984.
Career
Member faculty, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1936-1975; professor, head history Department, University Wyoming, 1948-1968; William R. Coe Distinguished professor American studies, U. Wyoming, 1968-1975; emeritus, U. Wyoming, since 1975. Director School American Studies, 1959-1968. Visiting professor of history, Columbia, 1950-1951.
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Wyoming: A History (States and the Nation)
( For centuries Wyoming was a land no one wanted--high, d...)
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Wyoming: A Bicentennial History (States and the Nation)
( For centuries Wyoming was a land no one wanted--high, d...)
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History of Wyoming,
(History of Wyoming The history of the Wyoming territory f...)
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History of Wyoming (Second Edition)
( Reviewers hailed the original edition of T.A. Larson’s ...)
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Wyoming: A History (States and the Nation)
Membership
Member of the United States national commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1963-1966. Member Wyoming House Representatives, 1977-1985. Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Member Western History Association (president 1970-1971), American History Association (member of council Pacific Coast branch 1951, 57-59, 66-69), Organisation American Historians (exec.com. 1961-1964), Wyoming History Society (president 1957-1958), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Phi.
Connections
Married Aylein Eckles Hunt, June 11, 1941 (divorced November 1947). 1 adopted daughter, Nancy Jo. Married Mary Adrienne Hawkins, August 20, 1949 (deceased June 2, 1989).
1 daughter, Mary Lou.
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American