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Kerry Trask

April 27, 2024

Kerry A. Trask (born October 17, 1941) is an American historian and author. Trask has worked as a history professor at the University of Wisconsin Manitowoc for more than thirty years. Trask was also the Democratic candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 25th District in the 2010 general election.

Career edit

Kerry Trask was born in Orillia, Ontario, to Victor Arnold and Lillian Trask. He worked his way through college in steel foundries, dairy farms, and as a ranger with the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. Trask earned his B.A. in American History, from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1] He went on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. in American History from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.[1] Shortly after earning his Ph.D. in American History, Trask joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin Manitowoc.[1]

During his 36 years at the UW Manitowoc, Trask served as history professor, History Department chair for all 13 University of Wisconsin Colleges, interim dean for the University of Wisconsin Sheboygan, chair of the Appeals and Grievances Committee for the UW Colleges, a member of the Board of Advisors to the UW System’s Institute on Race and Ethnicity. He was also a member of the AFL-CIO Academic Rights and Freedom Committee. He was named professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin Manitowoc, and is a fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters,[2] and a scholar-advisor to the Black Earth Institute.[3]

Among other books Trask wrote Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America.[4] He has also had his work published in magazines and scholarly publications including The Wisconsin Magazine of History,[5] The American Historical Review,[6] and The William and Mary Quarterly,[7] among others. He is the reviews editor for Voyageur: Northeastern Wisconsin’s Historical Review.[8] In addition, Trask has done work with Wisconsin Public Television. In 2009 he was a consultant and on-film commentator for Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Manitowoc and Two Rivers.[9] Two years prior he was featured as an on-film commentator for The Black Hawk War, an episode of Wisconsin Public Television’s weekly program, In Wisconsin.[10]

His work has been awarded in several different forums. In 2006, he received the Benjamin F. Shambaugh Award from the State Historical Society of Iowa for Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America.[11] The same year he was named a Library Resident Fellow with the American Philosophical Society.[12]

State assembly campaign edit

Trask ran as the Democrat in the 25th District race for Wisconsin State Assembly in the November 2010 general election.[13] He was defeated in that race by Independent candidate Bob Ziegelbauer. Ziegelbauer won with 50% of the vote (9697 votes), while Trask managed 33% of the vote (6458). The Republican candidate, Andrew Wisniewski, collected 17% of the votes.[13]

Selected publications edit

Books edit

  • In the Pursuit of Shadows: Massachusetts Millennialism and the Seven Years' War[14]
  • Fire Within: A Civil War Narrative from Wisconsin (Kent State UP, 1995) ISBN 0873385195[15][16][17][18][19][20]
  • Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America (Henry Holt, 2006) ISBN 0805077588[21]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c About U-W Manitowoc, Faculty and Staff, S-V 2010-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc, accessed January 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Academy announces 2008 Fellows 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine", (Press release), Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, May 27, 2008, accessed January 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Fellowship Program: Scholar-Advisor 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine", Black Earth Institute, accessed January 20, 2011.
  4. ^ Trask, Kerry A. Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America, New York, Henry Holt: 2007, (ISBN 9780805082623).
  5. ^ Trask, Kerry A. "Making a Fire Within: The Writing of a Civil War Narrative from Wisconsin", Wisconsin Magazine of History Volume 82, number 4, Summer 1999, accessed January 20, 2011.
  6. ^ Trask, Kerry A. James Marten. The Children's Civil War, (book review), The American Historical Review, Volume 104, Number 5, December 1999, accessed January 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Schweitzer, Mary McKinney, et al. Reviewed work(s): Paxton: A Study of Community Structure and Mobility in the Colonial Pennsylvania Backcountry by George W. Franz, (JSTOR), Third Series, Vol. 48, No. 1, January 1991, pp. 132-134, Trask review on p. 132.
  8. ^ "About the Voyageur Staff 2010-07-27 at the Wayback Machine", Voyageur: Northeast Wisconsin's Historical Review, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, accessed January 20, 2011.
  9. ^ "Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Manitowoc-Two Rivers" (transcript), Wisconsin Public Television - Wisconsin Stories, accessed January 19, 2011.
  10. ^ "In Wisconsin Transcript #000533" (transcript), Wisconsin Public Television - In Wisconsin, May 15, 2007, accessed January 19, 2011.
  11. ^ "Recipients of the Benjamin F. Shambaugh Award", Iowa Center for the Book - State Library of Iowa, accessed January 19, 2011.
  12. ^ "Library Resident Fellows - 2009-2005", American Philosophical Society, accessed January 19, 2011.
  13. ^ a b "You Decide 2010: Election Results from Around Wisconsin", WNFL, November 3, 2010, accessed January 19, 2011.
  14. ^ Valeri, Mark (1990). "Rev. of Kerry Trask, In the Pursuit of Shadows". The William and Mary Quarterly. Third. 47 (4): 597–598. doi:10.2307/2937987. JSTOR 2937987.
  15. ^ Roca, Steven Louis (1996). "Rev. of Kerry Trask, Fire within". Wisconsin Magazine of History. 80 (1): 67–68.
  16. ^ Gramm, Kent (1996). "Rev. of Kerry Trask, Fire Within". The Journal of American History. 83 (2): 625. doi:10.2307/2945001. JSTOR 2945001.
  17. ^ Gallman, J. Matthew Louis (1997). "Rev. of Kerry Trask, Fire within". The American Historical Review. 102 (1): 192–93. doi:10.2307/2171412. JSTOR 2171412.
  18. ^ Owens, Patricia Ann (1996). "Rev. of Kerry Trask, Fire within". Illinois Historical Journal. 89 (3): 189–90.
  19. ^ Field, Phyllis F. (1996). "Rev. of Kerry Trask, Fire within". Michigan Historical Review. 22 (1): 158–59. doi:10.2307/20173578. JSTOR 20173578.
  20. ^ Rodgers, Thomas E. (1996). "Rev. of Skidmore, The Alford Brothers, and Kerry Trask, Fire within". Indiana Magazine of History. 92 (3): 278–80.
  21. ^ McClinton, Rowena (2007). "Rev. of Kerry Trask, Black Hawk". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 100 (3): 283–85. JSTOR 40204693.

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Kerry A Trask born October 17 1941 is an American historian and author Trask has worked as a history professor at the University of Wisconsin Manitowoc for more than thirty years Trask was also the Democratic candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 25th District in the 2010 general election Contents 1 Career 2 State assembly campaign 3 Selected publications 3 1 Books 4 References 5 External linksCareer editKerry Trask was born in Orillia Ontario to Victor Arnold and Lillian Trask He worked his way through college in steel foundries dairy farms and as a ranger with the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests Trask earned his B A in American History from Hamline University in St Paul Minnesota 1 He went on to earn his M A and Ph D in American History from the University of Minnesota Minneapolis 1 Shortly after earning his Ph D in American History Trask joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin Manitowoc 1 During his 36 years at the UW Manitowoc Trask served as history professor History Department chair for all 13 University of Wisconsin Colleges interim dean for the University of Wisconsin Sheboygan chair of the Appeals and Grievances Committee for the UW Colleges a member of the Board of Advisors to the UW System s Institute on Race and Ethnicity He was also a member of the AFL CIO Academic Rights and Freedom Committee He was named professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin Manitowoc and is a fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters 2 and a scholar advisor to the Black Earth Institute 3 Among other books Trask wrote Black Hawk The Battle for the Heart of America 4 He has also had his work published in magazines and scholarly publications including The Wisconsin Magazine of History 5 The American Historical Review 6 and The William and Mary Quarterly 7 among others He is the reviews editor for Voyageur Northeastern Wisconsin s Historical Review 8 In addition Trask has done work with Wisconsin Public Television In 2009 he was a consultant and on film commentator for Wisconsin Hometown Stories Manitowoc and Two Rivers 9 Two years prior he was featured as an on film commentator for The Black Hawk War an episode of Wisconsin Public Television s weekly program In Wisconsin 10 His work has been awarded in several different forums In 2006 he received the Benjamin F Shambaugh Award from the State Historical Society of Iowa for Black Hawk The Battle for the Heart of America 11 The same year he was named a Library Resident Fellow with the American Philosophical Society 12 State assembly campaign editTrask ran as the Democrat in the 25th District race for Wisconsin State Assembly in the November 2010 general election 13 He was defeated in that race by Independent candidate Bob Ziegelbauer Ziegelbauer won with 50 of the vote 9697 votes while Trask managed 33 of the vote 6458 The Republican candidate Andrew Wisniewski collected 17 of the votes 13 Selected publications editBooks edit In the Pursuit of Shadows Massachusetts Millennialism and the Seven Years War 14 Fire Within A Civil War Narrative from Wisconsin Kent State UP 1995 ISBN 0873385195 15 16 17 18 19 20 Black Hawk The Battle for the Heart of America Henry Holt 2006 ISBN 0805077588 21 References edit a b c About U W Manitowoc Faculty and Staff S V Archived 2010 08 01 at the Wayback Machine University of Wisconsin Manitowoc accessed January 21 2011 Wisconsin Academy announces 2008 Fellows Archived 2011 07 28 at the Wayback Machine Press release Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters May 27 2008 accessed January 20 2011 Fellowship Program Scholar Advisor Archived 2011 07 25 at the Wayback Machine Black Earth Institute accessed January 20 2011 Trask Kerry A Black Hawk The Battle for the Heart of America New York Henry Holt 2007 ISBN 9780805082623 Trask Kerry A Making a Fire Within The Writing of a Civil War Narrative from Wisconsin Wisconsin Magazine of History Volume 82 number 4 Summer 1999 accessed January 20 2011 Trask Kerry A James Marten The Children s Civil War book review The American Historical Review Volume 104 Number 5 December 1999 accessed January 21 2011 Schweitzer Mary McKinney et al Reviewed work s Paxton A Study of Community Structure and Mobility in the Colonial Pennsylvania Backcountry by George W Franz JSTOR Third Series Vol 48 No 1 January 1991 pp 132 134 Trask review on p 132 About the Voyageur Staff Archived 2010 07 27 at the Wayback Machine Voyageur Northeast Wisconsin s Historical Review University of Wisconsin Green Bay accessed January 20 2011 Wisconsin Hometown Stories Manitowoc Two Rivers transcript Wisconsin Public Television Wisconsin Stories accessed January 19 2011 In Wisconsin Transcript 000533 transcript Wisconsin Public Television In Wisconsin May 15 2007 accessed January 19 2011 Recipients of the Benjamin F Shambaugh Award Iowa Center for the Book State Library of Iowa accessed January 19 2011 Library Resident Fellows 2009 2005 American Philosophical Society accessed January 19 2011 a b You Decide 2010 Election Results from Around Wisconsin WNFL November 3 2010 accessed January 19 2011 Valeri Mark 1990 Rev of Kerry Trask In the Pursuit of Shadows The William and Mary Quarterly Third 47 4 597 598 doi 10 2307 2937987 JSTOR 2937987 Roca Steven Louis 1996 Rev of Kerry Trask Fire within Wisconsin Magazine of History 80 1 67 68 Gramm Kent 1996 Rev of Kerry Trask Fire Within The Journal of American History 83 2 625 doi 10 2307 2945001 JSTOR 2945001 Gallman J Matthew Louis 1997 Rev of Kerry Trask Fire within The American Historical Review 102 1 192 93 doi 10 2307 2171412 JSTOR 2171412 Owens Patricia Ann 1996 Rev of Kerry Trask Fire within Illinois Historical Journal 89 3 189 90 Field Phyllis F 1996 Rev of Kerry Trask Fire within Michigan Historical Review 22 1 158 59 doi 10 2307 20173578 JSTOR 20173578 Rodgers Thomas E 1996 Rev of Skidmore The Alford Brothers and Kerry Trask Fire within Indiana Magazine of History 92 3 278 80 McClinton Rowena 2007 Rev of Kerry Trask Black Hawk Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 100 3 283 85 JSTOR 40204693 External links editTrask discusses Black Hawk The Battle for the Heart of America at the Pritzker Military Museum amp Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kerry Trask amp oldid 1194868798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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