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Michael Welsh received his Ph.D.  from the University of New Mexico (1983) in the history of the American West, Southwest, and American Indian history. He has taught at UNM, the College of Santa Fe, St. John’s College (Santa Fe), Oregon State University, and Cameron University (OK).  For the past sixteen years he has taught at the University of Northern Colorado, where he is a professor of history.  He has written ten book and/or book-length manuscripts on regional history for the US Army Corps of Engineers and the National Park Service.  He also directed the Advanced Placement institute for US History teachers at UNC for ten years.