Background
West, Willis Mason was born on November 15, 1857 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States. Son of Josiah E. and Alcetta M. W.
West, Willis Mason was born on November 15, 1857 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States. Son of Josiah E. and Alcetta M. W.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1879, Master of Arts, 1881.
Superintendent schools, Duluth, Minnesota, 1881-1884, Faribault, 1884-1891. Professor of history, University of North Dakota, 1891-1892, University of Minnesota, 1892-1912. Farmer, since 1912. Author: Ancient History to Charlemagne, 1902.
Modern History, 1904.
The Ancient World, 1904. American History and Government, 1913.
A Source Book in American History to 1790, 1913. Modern World, 1915; History of the American People, 1918.
German Plots and Intrigue, 1918.
The War and the New Age, 1919. Story of Modern Progress, 1919. Story of Manitoba’s Early Progress, 1920.
Story of American Democracy, 1922.
Short History of Early Peoples, 1921. Short History of Modern Peoples, 1923.
World Progress, 1923. (with Ruth West) The Story of Our Country, 1926.
History of the American Nation, 1929.
War service with Committee on Public Information, Washington, District of Columbia, and with South.A.T.C., at University of Minnesota Home: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Married Melissa Mott, January 1883 (died 1896). Married second, Elizabeth Beach, December 1902. Children: Ruth, Rodney Mott, Margaret, Ralph Leland, Walter Mott, David Ripley.