Richard Lowitt
Biographic Data
| ID | 679987 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Lowitt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Lowitt |
| SIGNATURE | LOWITT R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kentucky |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 68 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 68 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1951 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tilly Merrick, merchant in a turbulent Atlantic World
In March 1781, Tilly Merrick, 26 years of age, launched his career as an apprentice in a newly established Amsterdam firm. A native of Concord, Massachusetts, his earliest contacts were with Boston merchants. With the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution, already wise in the ways of trading in the Atlantic world engulfed in war, Merrick set out to establish himself in the new nation, eventually settling in Charleston, South Carolina. In…
The Great Plains during World War II
Book Review| April 01 2010 The Great Plains during World War II The Great Plains during World War II. R. Douglas Hurt. Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2010) 84 (2): 250–251. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-84.2.250 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Richard Lowitt; The Great Plains during World War II. Agricultural History 1 Janua…
America’s 100th Meridian
Book Review| January 01 2008 America’s 100th Meridian: A Plains Journey America’s 100th Meridian: A Plains Journey. Monte Hartman. Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2008) 82 (1): 120–121. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-82.1.120 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Richard Lowitt; America’s 100th Meridian: A Plains Journey. Agricultur…
American Outback
John Brown to Bob Dole
Book Review| October 01 2007 John Brown to Bob Dole: Movers and Shakers in Kansas History John Brown to Bob Dole: Movers and Shakers in Kansas History. Virgil W. Dean. Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2007) 81 (4): 577–579. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-81.4.577 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Richard Lowitt; John Brown to Bob…
Fred Harris
The Standing Bear Controversy
Journal Article The Standing Bear Controversy: Prelude to Indian Reform Get access The Standing Bear Controversy: Prelude to Indian Reform. By Mathes Valerie Sherer Lowitt Richard. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2003. x + 211 pp. Illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. $29.95.) David A. Nichols David A. Nichols Indiana State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quar…
Fred Harris
Journal Article Fred Harris: His Journey from Liberalism to Populism Get access Fred Harris: His Journey from Liberalism to Populism. By Lowitt Richard. (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. xv + 285 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $39.95.) Kenny L. Brown Kenny L. Brown University of Central Oklahoma Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 35, Issue 2, Summer 2004, Pages 25…
Optima Dam
Research Article| April 01 2002 Optima Dam: A Failed Effort to Irrigate the Oklahoma Panhandle Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2002) 76 (2): 260–271. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-76.2.260 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Richard Lowitt; Optima Dam: A Failed Effort to Irrigate the Oklahoma Panhandle. Agricultural History 1 Jan…
Mo
Journal Article Mo: The Life and Times of Morris K. Udall and Too Funny To Be President Get access Mo: The Life and Times of Morris K. Udall. By Carson Donald W. Johnson James W.. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2001. xvii + 332 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $29.95.)Too Funny To Be President. By Udall Morris K.. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1988. xvii + 249 pp. $15.95, paper.) Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt Universi…
King Cotton's Advocate
The Oklahoma Panhandle 1907 to 1930
Research Article| July 01 2000 The Oklahoma Panhandle 1907 to 1930: An American Outback Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2000) 74 (3): 648–666. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-74.3.648 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Richard Lowitt; The Oklahoma Panhandle 1907 to 1930: An American Outback. Agricultural History 1 January 2000; 74…
Putting "Loafing Streams" to Work
Journal Article Putting “Loafing Streams” to Work: The Building of Lay, Mitchell, Martin, and Jordan Dams, 1910–1929. By Harvey H. Jackson III. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1997. xiv, 230 pp. Paper, $24.95, ISBN 0-8173-0889-X.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 85, Issue 2, Septe…
Politics in the Postwar American West
Journal Article Politics in the Postwar American West Get access Politics in the Postwar American West. Edited by Lowitt Richard. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. x + 400 pp. Maps, notes, index. $49.50, cloth; $19.95, paper.) Bryce Nelson Bryce Nelson University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 27, Issue 1, Spring 1996, Pages 77–78, htt…
Carl Hayden
Journal Article Carl Hayden: Builder of the American West. By Ross R. Rice. (Lanham: University Press of America, 1993. xii, 360 pp. $48.50, ISBN 0-8191-9399-2.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 82, Issue 1, June 1995, Pages 303–304, https://doi.org/10.2307/2082083 Published: 01 June 1995
Bronson M. Cutting
Journal Article Bronson M. Cutting: Progressive Politician. By Richard Lowitt. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1992. xiv, 418 pp. $50.00, ISBN 0-8263-1347-7.) Get access Ronald L. Feinman Ronald L. Feinman Broward Community College, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 80, Issue 4, March 1994, Pages 1512–1513, https://doi.org/10.2307/208…
Western History Association Published Prize Winners
Journal Article 1993 Western History Association Published Prize Winners Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt member of the history department University of Oklahoma Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 25, Issue 3, Autumn 1994, Pages 367–375, https://doi.org/10.1093/whq/25.3.367 Published: 01 August 1994
Bronson M. Cutting
Journal Article Bronson M. Cutting: Progressive Politician Get access Bronson M. Cutting: Progressive Politician. By Lowitt Richard. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1992. xiv + 418 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliographical essay, index. $50.00.) Donald A. Ritchie Donald A. Ritchie U. S. Senate Historical Office Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 24, Issue 2, …
Henry A. Wallace's Irrigation Frontier
Journal Article Henry A. Wallace's Irrigation Frontier: On the Trail of the Corn Belt Farmer, 1909 Get access Henry A. Wallace's Irrigation Frontier: On the Trail of the Corn Belt Farmer, 1909. Edited by Lowitt Richard Fabry Judith. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991. xi + 228 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $24.95.) Robert A. Calvert Robert A. Calvert Texas A & M University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goog…
Henry A. Wallace's Irrigation Frontier
Journal Article Henry A. Wallace's Irrigation Frontier: On the Trail of the Corn Belt Farmer, 1909. Ed. by Richard Lowitt and Judith Fabry. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991. xii + 228 pp. $24.95, ISBN 0-8061-2332-X.) Get access Henry A. Wallace's Irrigation Frontier: On the Trail of the Corn Belt Farmer, 1909. Ed. by Lowitt Richard Fabry Judith. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991. xii + 228 pp. $24.95, ISBN 0-8061-2332-X.) Chr…
Camelot--Beside a Shining River Lake
Lady Bird Johnson and the Environment
Journal Article Lady Bird Johnson and the Environment Get access Lady Bird Johnson and the Environment. By Gould Lewis L.. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1988. xv + 312 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliographical essay, index. $29.95.) Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt Iowa State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 20, Issue 2, May 1989, Pages 201–202, ht…
Hope among us Yet
Historical Dictionary of the New Deal
Journal Article Historical Dictionary of the New Deal: From Inauguration to Preparation for War. Ed. by James S. Olson (Westport: Greenwood, 1985. viii + 611 pp. $65.00.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt Iowa State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 73, Issue 4, March 1987, Pages 1109–1111, https://doi.org/10.2307/1904189 Published: 01 March 1987
The New Deal and the West
The American Revisionists
George W. Norris
Journal Article George W. Norris: The Persistence of a Progressive, 1913–1933. By Richard Lowitt. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1971. xv + 590 pp. Illustrations, notes, essay on sources, and index. $15.00.) Get access David Burner David Burner State University of New York, Stony Brook Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 59, Issue 3, December 1972, Page 753, https://…
Aggressive Introvert
Journal Article Aggressive Introvert: A Study of Herbert Hoover and Public Relations Management, 1912–1932. By Craig Lloyd. (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1972. xiv + 206 pp. Notes, bibliography, and index. $10.75.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt University of Kentucky Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 60, Issue 3, December 1973, Pages 833–834, https://d…
The Oklahoma Panhandle 1907 to 1930
Research Article| July 01 2000 The Oklahoma Panhandle 1907 to 1930: An American Outback Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2000) 74 (3): 648–666. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-74.3.648 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Richard Lowitt; The Oklahoma Panhandle 1907 to 1930: An American Outback. Agricultural History 1 January 2000; 74…
George W. Norris
Journal Article George W. Norris: The Triumph of a Progressive, 1933–1944. By Richard Lowitt. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978. xiii + 493 pp. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliographical essay, and index. $20.00.) Get access Elliot A. Rosen Elliot A. Rosen Rutgers University, Newark Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 66, Issue 2, September 1979, Page 456, https:/…
Maury Maverick
Journal Article Maury Maverick: A Political Biography. By Richard B. Henderson. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1970. xxiii + 386 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $8.50.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt University of Kentucky Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 58, Issue 1, June 1971, Pages 214–215, https://doi.org/10.2307/1890166 Published: 01…
George W. Norris
Tins first detailed biography of Morris traces the great liberal's Me, views, and political develop ment to his entrance into the U.S. Senate in 1913. In examining the metamorphosis of a rising young lawyer with mortgage interests into a leader of the Progressive movement, the book gives a thorough account of the political growth and maturing of a man who became one of the foremost legislators in American history
A Biography of Peter Cooper
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Wendell Willkie, 1892-1944
Wendell Willkie, 1892–1944. By Mary Earhart Dillon. (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1952. 378 pp. Bibliography and index. $4.00.) Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt University of Maryland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 39, Issue 4, March 1953, Pages 785–786, https://doi.org/10.2307/1895428 Published: 01 March 1953
A Merchant Prince of the Nineteenth Century
Journal Article A Merchant Prince of the Nineteenth Century: William E. Dodge. By Richard Lowitt. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1954. xii + 384 pp. Bibliography and index. $5.00.) Get access Joe B. Frantz Joe B. Frantz University of Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 41, Issue 3, December 1954, Pages 527–528, https://doi.org/10.2307/1897520 Published: 01 Decem…
Charles Brantley Aycock by Oliver H. Orr, Jr
Book Review| January 01 1962 Charles Brantley Aycock by Oliver H. Orr, Jr. Charles Brantley Aycock. By Orr, Oliver H.Jr.Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1961. Pp. x, 394. $7.50. Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt Connecticut College Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (1962) 61 (1): 126–127. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-61-1-126 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedI…
Minister of Relief
George W. Norris
Journal Article George W. Norris: The Making of a Progressive, 1861–1912. By Richard Lowitt. (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1963. xvi + 341 pp. Illustrations, notes, and index. $7.95.) Get access Robert S. Maxwell Robert S. Maxwell Stephen F. Austin State College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 50, Issue 4, March 1964, Pages 718–719, https://doi.org/10.2307/191668…
George W. Norris
Tins first detailed biography of Morris traces the great liberal's Me, views, and political develop ment to his entrance into the U.S. Senate in 1913. In examining the metamorphosis of a rising young lawyer with mortgage interests into a leader of the Progressive movement, the book gives a thorough account of the political growth and maturing of a man who became one of the foremost legislators in American history
A Neglected Aspect of the Progressive Movement
Wendell Willkie
Journal Article Wendell Willkie: Fighter for Freedom. By Ellsworth Barnard. (Marquette: Northern Michigan University Press, 1966. xi + 611 pp. Illustrations, notes, and index. $7.50.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt Florida State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 53, Issue 3, December 1966, Pages 638–639, https://doi.org/10.2307/1887624 Published: 01 De…
Ontario Hydro
The Lost Revolutionary
The American Revisionists
Never Again
The Shadow of Blooming Grove
Journal Article The Shadow of Blooming Grove: Warren G. Harding in His Times. By Francis Russell. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968. xvi + 691 pp. Tables, notes, and index. $12.50.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt University of Kentucky Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 56, Issue 1, June 1969, Pages 175–176, https://doi.org/10.2307/1902125 Published: 01 June 1969
A Diplomat Looks Back
David M. Key Views the Legal and Political Status of the Negro in 1885
Adventure in Politics
Journal Article Adventure in Politics: The Memoirs of Philip LaFollette. Ed. by Donald Young. (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. xvii + 299 pp. Illustrations, sources, and index. $7.95.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt University of Kentucky Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 57, Issue 4, March 1971, Pages 944–945, https://doi.org/10.2307/1917831 Publishe…
Maury Maverick
Journal Article Maury Maverick: A Political Biography. By Richard B. Henderson. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1970. xxiii + 386 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $8.50.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt University of Kentucky Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 58, Issue 1, June 1971, Pages 214–215, https://doi.org/10.2307/1890166 Published: 01…
Oustanding American Statesmen
Journal Article Outstanding American Statesmen. Ed. by Russell H. Lucas. (Cambridge, Mass.: Schenkman Publishing, 1970. viii + 84 pp. $3.95.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt University of Kentucky Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 57, Issue 4, March 1971, Pages 940–942, https://doi.org/10.2307/1917828 Published: 01 March 1971
George W. Norris
George W. Norris
Journal Article George W. Norris: The Persistence of a Progressive, 1913–1933. By Richard Lowitt. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1971. xv + 590 pp. Illustrations, notes, essay on sources, and index. $15.00.) Get access David Burner David Burner State University of New York, Stony Brook Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 59, Issue 3, December 1972, Page 753, https://…
Senate Progressives in the Twenties
The Constitution in Crisis Times, 1918-1969
Aggressive Introvert
Journal Article Aggressive Introvert: A Study of Herbert Hoover and Public Relations Management, 1912–1932. By Craig Lloyd. (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1972. xiv + 206 pp. Notes, bibliography, and index. $10.75.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt University of Kentucky Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 60, Issue 3, December 1973, Pages 833–834, https://d…
The Making of the TVA
Journal Article The Making of the TV A. By Arthur E. Morgan. (Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus, 1974. xiv + 205 pp. Map, illustrations, notes, and index. $10.95.) Get access Richard Lowitt Richard Lowitt University of Kentucky Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 62, Issue 1, June 1975, Pages 187–189, https://doi.org/10.2307/1901397 Published: 01 June 1975
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