Louisiana Purchase Series
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Reception & Bicentennial exhibit 6:00 p.m., lecture at 7:00 p.m.
![[picture: James Ronda]](ronda.1.jpg)
James P. Ronda holds the H.G. Barnard Chair in Western American
History at the University of Tulsa and is the past President of the Western
History Association. A specialist in the history of the exploration of the
American West, he is the author of many books, essays, and presentations at
scholarly conferences. Professor Ronda’s books include: Lewis
and Clark Among the Indians 1984; Astoria and
Empire 1990; Revealing America: Image and
Imagination in the Exploration of North America 1996; From
Conquest to Conservation: Thomas Jefferson and the changing West
1997; Voyages of Discovery: Essays on the Lewis and Clark
Expedition 1998; Jefferson’s West: A Journey
with Lewis and Clark 2000; Finding the West:
Explorations with Lewis and Clark 2001 and Lewis and Clark Among
the Indians 2002. In addition to an active research and writing career,
Professor Ronda has been a consultant for many museum projects including the
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Great Falls, Montana; the Washington
State Historical Society’s "The Army Explores the West" exhibition;
the Library of Congress Lewis and Clark Exploration exhibition; and as a member
of the Board of Advisors, for the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
Exhibition. Professor Ronda has been a consultant and on-camera commentator for
a number of television documentaries including those made by PBS,
Disney-Discovery; Arts and Entertainment Channel, C-SPAN, the British
Broadcasting Corporation, and the Oklahoma Public Broadcasting Service.
Professor Ronda has recently been named to the Advisory Committee of the
International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello.
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