Rohrbough, Malcolm Justin
ROHRBOUGH, Malcolm Justin
ROHRBOUGH, Malcolm Justin. American, b. 1932. Genres: History. Career: Professor of History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, since 1971 (Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, 1964-71). Member, Dept. of History, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1962-64. Publications: The Land Office Business: The Settlement and Administration of American Public Lands, 1789-1837, 1968; The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775-1850, 1978; Aspen: The History of a Silver Mining Town 1879-1893, 1986; Days of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the American Nation, 1997. Address: Dept. of History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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