Kit Carson focus of talk
Legend clashes with reality on the American Frontier as Professor Paul Hutton presents “Kit Carson’s Ride,” the 2007 C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn Lecture in Western History and Culture, on Thursday, April 19 at 5:30 p.m., Ballroom B in the University of New Mexico Student Union Building.
Photo: Paul Hutton
The lecture, followed by a book signing and reception, is sponsored by the Center for the Southwest, the Department of History and UNM Press. The event is free and open to the public. For more information call, 277-7688.
Paul Hutton is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of New Mexico. His book, Phil Sheridan and His Army (1985), received the Billington Prize from the Organization of American Historians, the Evans Biography Award and the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America.
He has published widely in both scholarly and popular magazines, has written a dozen television documentaries, and has appeared in more than 150 television programs on CBS, NBC, PBS, BBC, Discovery, Disney Channel, TBS, TNN, A&E, and the History Channel.
In 2003-2005 he wrote and co-produced five episodes of the History Channel series Investigating History with Bill Kurtis. Hutton is also the recipient of four Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage Awards from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
He has served as the associate editor of the Western Historical Quarterly (1977-1984), the editor of the New Mexico Historical Review (1985-1991), and the Executive Director of the Western History Association (1990-2006). Hutton currently serves as the Executive Director of Western Writers of America.
The C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn Endowment Fund supports the C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture, a distinguished lecture series now in its 22nd year. Calvin and Ruth’s vision for the series was to provide the campus and the larger community access to inspiring speakers who brought history to life by providing perspectives on the West. By understanding the past we gain new insight into the history of such matters as land use, conservation, access to water, our regional identity, the creative arts and the actions of historical figures.
Past lectures have highlighted well-known western historians such as Patricia Nelson Limerick, Marc Simmons, David Weber, Vicki Ruiz, Philip Deloria and Hal Rothman. The late Calvin Horn was one of New Mexico’s most beloved civic leaders. Calvin and Ruth shared a passion for learning and became lead supporters of Manzano Day School and the University of New Mexico.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu