November 15, 2019
1xbet online casino professor Jim Sherow wins multiple awards for latest book
Jim Sherow, university distinguished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences' 1xbet online casino department, has been honored with multiple awards for his latest book on the famous Chisholm Trail.
Sherow's book, "TheChisholm Trail: Joseph McCoy's Great Gamble," published in 2018, explores the significance of the tiny waystation in Abilene, Kansas, established by Joseph McCoy after the Civil War. The Great Western railroad outlet lured thousands of Texas longhorns to move north to market during the late 19th century. Sherow highlights the significance of the Great Plains in U.S. 1xbet online casino by exploring the environmental costs of the cattle drives, changes to the American diet, and national business practices.
"I am thrilled with the reception of this 1xbet online casino ,"Sherow said.
In October 2019, "The Chisholm Trail" won the Award for Outstanding Western Book by West Texas A&M University's Center for the Study of American West, a juried prize recognizing books that demonstrate excellent scholarly or creative insight concerning the American West or some aspect of its 1xbet online casino , culture, society or environment.
"This book is perhaps the most complete 1xbet online casino of theChisholm Trail, placing familiar tales such as gunfights and cattle drives into a much wider historical context," said Tim Bowman, professor of 1xbet online casino at West Texas A&M University.
Sherow's book was also awarded the Hal K. Rothman Prize by the Western 1xbet online casino Association at its annual meeting in October. The Rothman Book Award annually recognizes the best book in western environmental 1xbet online casino defined in its broadest sense.
The Western 1xbet online casino Association had this to say of "TheChisholm Trail": "Employing a truly ecological approach to the trail, [Sherow] examines human beings as a keystone in species in shaping an ecosystem that stretches from nearly microscopic levels of tick biology all the way to the dinner tables of New York City."
"The Chisholm Trail" was also selected as the second-place winner of the Co-Founders "Best 1xbet online casino " Award by the Westerners International Annual Awards committee with recognition and a cash award. The prize recognizes the best nonfiction books written by a member of Westerners International concerning an aspect of the American West.
In April 2019, "TheChisholm Trail" was selected as a finalist for the Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished 1xbet online casino Prize, by the Center for Great Plains Studies in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Sherow is the author of five other books: "Railroad Empire Across the Heartland: Rephotographing Alexander Gardner's Westward Journey," 2014; "Images of America: Manhattan," 2013; "The Grasslands of the United States: An Environmental 1xbet online casino ," 2007; "A Sense of the American West: An Anthology of Environmental 1xbet online casino ," 1998; and "Watering the Valley: Development along the High Plains Arkansas River, 1870-1950," 1990.