William Cronon was president of the American Historical Association in 2012.
12 Facts About William Cronon
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William Cronon received a Master of Arts in 1979 and a Master of Philosophy in 1980 both in American history from Yale University.
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William Cronon received a Doctor of Philosophy in British urban and economic history from the Jesus College of the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1981.
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William Cronon received a Doctor of Philosophy in American history from Yale University in 1990.
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William Cronon serves on the board of directors for The Trust for Public Land, a national land conservation group.
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William Cronon has been a member of the Wilderness Society since 1995, and as of 2014 he served as vice chair of the organization's governing council.
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William Cronon is best known for his first book Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England, based on a seminar paper he wrote for his Yale adviser Edmund Sears Morgan.
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William Cronon proposed that the way cultures conceptualize property and ownership is a major factor in economies and ecosystems.
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William Cronon claimed that the idea of untouched, pristine wilderness is a fantasy, because all of nature is interconnected.
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William Cronon was featured in Ken Burns's 2009 documentary The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
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William Cronon argued that this sort of political work, though legitimate, should be done in the open.
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William Cronon wrote an op-ed criticizing Walker for The New York Times, published on March 21,2011.