Max Moorehead was David Ross Boyd professor emeritus of history at the University of Oklahoma. He was the author of The Presidio:Bastion of the Spanish Borderlands and editor of Josiah Gregg's Commerce of the Prairies, both published by the University of Oklahoma Press.
Max L. Moorhead . . . tells us at the outset that his
institutional study of the presidio on New Spain's northern
frontier is meant 'to define the subject more sharply, to determine
more fully its impact on the human environment, and to date the
several presidios and fix their locations more precisely than has
been done in the past.' . . . Moorhead does well
what he said he would do. He makes the shot. If another measure of
good history is its suggestion of further topics, he has scored
twice with one book."" - Pacific Historical Review
""Throughout his career Moorhead's work has been the epitome of
historical scholarship; he has set standards for others to reach.
Presidio fits this mold. . . . Moorhead has not only a firm grip on
his source material but also an incisive understanding of the
Spanish mind."" - Journal of American History
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
