David B. Danbom
David B. Danbom | |
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| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (PhD) |
| Employer(s) | Professor of agricultural history, North Dakota State University, Retired 2010 |
| Known for | Historian, Author |
| Spouse | Karen |
David B. Danbom (born 1947[citation needed]) is an American historian, author, and was a professor of agricultural history at North Dakota State University, for more than forty years. Danbom spent nine years on the Fargo Historic Preservation Commission. Danbom also served as president of the Agricultural History Society.[1][2]
Danbom received his degree in history at Colorado State University in 1969, and graduated in 1974, with his Ph.D., from Stanford University. After graduation, he began his teaching career at North Dakota State University, until retiring in 2010.[2]
Danbom, participated in a discussion on the history of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and its activities, in 1990, and answered questions during the event.[3] He has authored numerous books and articles, focusing on agriculture and the history of agriculture in the rural west, and been the recipient of several teaching awards.
He was a frequent contributor to the Fargo Forum newspaper, writing more than 100 opinion editorial columns, until his retirement, when he and his wife, Karen, moved to Loveland, Colorado.[1][2]
Selected works
[edit]Books
[edit]- Born in the Country: A History of Rural America, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.[4]
- Bridging the Distance: common issues of the rural West, co-authored with the Bill Lane Center for the American West, University of Utah, 2015.[5]
- Going it Alone: Fargo Grapples with the Great Depression, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2005.[6]
- Fargo, North Dakota: 1870-1940, co-authored with Claire Strom, Arcadia Pub., 2002.[7]
- Our Purpose Is to Serve: The First Century of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1990.[8]
- "The World of Hope": Progressives and the Struggle for an Ethical Public Life, Temple University Press, 1987.[9]
- The Resisted Revolution: Urban America and the Industrialization of Agriculture, 1900-1930, Iowa State University Press, 1979.[10]
Dissertation Thesis
[edit]The Industrialization of Agriculture, Ph.D. Department of History, Stanford University, 1974.[11]
Teaching awards
[edit]- 1985, 1990, 1997 Mortar Board Preferred Professor
- 1990 Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award[1]
- 1990 Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) North Dakota Professor of the Year[1]
- 1998 North Dakota State University Faculty Lectureship Award.[12]
- 2002 Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Outstanding Educator Award
- 2013 North Dakota State University College of Liberal Arts, Distinguished Alumnus Award[2]
See also
[edit]- Borish, Linda J. "Book Reviews." Technology and Culture, Vol. 38, No. 3 (Jul., 1997), pp. 799–801.
- Beltman, Brian W. The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Feb., 1997), pp. 220–222.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Distinguished Alumni Awards: David B. Danbom". History. Retrieved 2020-11-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Retired faculty member to be honored". www.ndsu.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ Danbom, David B; Rostad, Tami; Cablecom of Fargo; North Dakota State University (1990). The future flows from the past. Fargo, N.D.: Cablecom of Fargo : NDSU. OCLC 36867681.
- ^ Danbom, David B (2017). Born in the country: a history of rural America. ISBN 978-1-4214-2335-7. OCLC 962750154.
- ^ Danbom, David B; Bill Lane Center for the American West (2015). Bridging the distance: common issues of the rural West. ISBN 978-1-60781-456-6. OCLC 952108241.
- ^ Danbom, David B (2005). Going it alone: Fargo grapples with the Great Depression. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0-87351-546-7. OCLC 60605222.
- ^ Danbom, David B; Strom, Claire; Grosz, Jennifer; Hallberg, John R (2002). Fargo, North Dakota 1870-1940. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Pub. ISBN 978-0-7385-2017-9. OCLC 50774795.
- ^ Danbom, David B; North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (1990). ¿7FOur purpose is to serve": the first century of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. Fargo, N.D.: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies. ISBN 978-0-911042-38-2. OCLC 924707043.
- ^ Danbom, David B (1987). "The world of hope": progressives and the struggle for an ethical public life. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-0-87722-453-2. OCLC 13945882.
- ^ Danbom, David B (1979). The resisted revolution: urban america and the industrialization of agriculture, 1900-1930. Ames: Iowa State University Press. OCLC 301693372.
- ^ Danbom, David B (1974). The industrialization of agriculture (Thesis). OCLC 38608284.
- ^ "Faculty Lectureship | Provost | NDSU". www.ndsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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