Contributors

C o n t r i b u t o r s A u t h o r s Alex Hunt is an assista n t p r ofessor o f A m e r ic an liter atu r e a t W est T e xas A & M U n iver sity . H e h as p u b lish e d essays o n C o r m a c M cC ar t h y an d is cu r ren tly at w or k o n a b o o k o n sou th w ester n A m e r ic an literatu re an d cartogr ap h y. Elizabeth Hutchinson t e ach es th e h istor y o f A m e r ic an visu al cu ltu r e at Bar ­ n ar d C o lle ge an d C o lu m b ia U n iver sity . Sh e h as w r itten o n sever al p h o t o gr a­ p h er s o f w ester n su b jects, in clu d in g C a r le t o n W atk in s, Ead w ear d M u yb rid ge, an d G e r tr u d e Kaseb ier. Sh e is co m p let in g a b o o k titled “T h e ‘In d ian C r aze ’: P r im itivism , M od e r n ism an d T r an scu ltu r atio n in A m e r ic a, 18 9 0 —1914-” Louise Mills h as w r itten a P h .D . d isser tat io n o n th e p oet r y o f D e n ise Levertov . Sh e cu r ren tly live s in Br isb an e , A u str alia. Lisa Tatonetti is a n a ssista n t p r ofessor at th e U n iv e r sit y o f W isco n sin O sh k o sh , w h er e sh e te ach es A m e r ic a n In d ian liter atu r es an d m u ltie th n ic lit ­ er atu r es. Sh e is cu r ren tly co m p le t in g h er b o o k m an u scr ip t “Fr om G h o st D an ce to G r a ss D an ce : P o st in d ian R e sista n ce in A m e r ic a n I n d ian Lit e r at u r e s.” A R T IS T S Solomon Butcher (1 8 5 6 - 1 9 2 7 ) m ov ed w ith h is fam ily to th e G r e a t P lain s o f N e b r ask a w h en h e w as tw en ty- fou r. H e tr a ve le d ar o u n d C u st e r C o u n t y to p h o t o gr a p h th e p ion eer s w h o w er e se t tlin g an d h o m e st e ad in g th e lan d . H e also co lle c te d n ar r at iv e s fr om th e p e op le h e p h ot ogr ap h e d . H is p h ot ogr ap h s an d th e n ar r at iv e s ar e c o m b in e d in a b o o k title d Pion eer H istory o f C u st e r C o u n t y an d Sh o rt Sk etch es o f Early D ay s in N e b rask a...