Richard W. Etulain is a prize-winning historian specializing in the history of the American West and more recently "Boyhood among the Woolies: Growing Up on a Basque Sheep Ranch."

He is the author or editor of 65 volumes. His books and essays have won several major prizes.

He has been honored as president of both the Western Literature and Western History Associations.

Engagements Hr Short
Etulain has also made more than 200 presentations on western and US historical, literary, and cultural topics.

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Writings Hr Short
Featured Publication

Boyhood among the Woolies: Growing Up on a Basque Sheep Ranch

This is Etulain’s most recent book telling the story of his pre-teen you on an eastern Washington sheep ranch.

It provides a readable life story and enlarges discussions of the shifting views of Billy the Kid.

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ISBN: 978-1-63864-007-3

Additional Featured Publications can be found below.







Experience Hr Short
During his long career he has edited nearly 100 volumes in several historical series.

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Featured Publications
Boyhood among the Woolies: Growing Up on a Basque Sheep Ranch
Boyhood among the Woolies: Growing Up on a Basque Sheep Ranch
The American West and Its Interpreters: Essays on Literary History and Historiography
The American West and Its Interpreters
Mark O. Hatfield: Oregon Statesman
Mark O. Hatfield: Oregon Statesman
William S. U’ren: Oregon Father Of The Initiative, Referendum, And Recall.
William S. U’ren: Oregon Father Of The Initiative, Referendum, And Recall.
Abraham Lincoln: A Western Legacy
Abraham Lincoln: A Western Legacy
Thunder in the West: The Life and Legends of Billy the Kid
Thunder in the West: The Life and Legends of Billy the Kid
Stegner: Conversations on History and Literature
Stegner: Conversations on History and Literature
Re-Imagining the Modern American West
Re-Imagining the Modern American West
Lincoln Looks West: From the Mississippi to the Pacific
Lincoln Looks West: From the Mississippi to the Pacific