Walter Nugent

Title

Tackes Professor Emeritus of History

Education

A.B., St. Benedict's College, 1954 (History)
M.A., Georgetown University, 1956 (European History)
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1961 (American History)

Research and Teaching Interests

American West, US Gilded Age/Progressive Era, comparative immigration

Recent Publications

"Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansion" (2008)
"Progressivism: A Very Short Introduction" (2010)
Making Our Way: A Family History ... (2003)
Into the West: the Story of Its People (1999)
Crossings: The Great Transatlantic Migrations, 1870-1914 (1992, 1995)

Contact Information

Email: wnugent@nd.edu