Walter Nugent
Walter Nugent (1935-2021) was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. He was the former President of the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era and former president of the Western History Association. As a widely recognized expert in the fields of western history and progressive age America, Nugent authored many books. His most recent publications include Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansionism (Vintage, 2009), Progressivism: A Very...See more
Walter Nugent (1935-2021) was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. He was the former President of the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era and former president of the Western History Association. As a widely recognized expert in the fields of western history and progressive age America, Nugent authored many books. His most recent publications include Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansionism (Vintage, 2009), Progressivism: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2009), and Into the West: The Story of Its People (Vintage, 2001) See less
