Bill Cronon

William Cronon is a historian, geographer, and scholar of environmental studies, and Frederick Jackson Turner and Vilas Research Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His work focuses on American environmental history and the history of the American West, examining how people depend on, alter, and understand the natural world. His website brings together information about his biography, curriculum vitae, interviews, writing, teaching, and current projects.

Visitors can explore Cronon’s books, articles, and edited volumes, along with resources connected to his research and public work. The site also features materials from his presidential year with the American Historical Association, including his address on storytelling and columns about the public practice of history in a digital age. Teaching resources include course websites for American Environmental History and The Making of the American Landscape. Other highlights include the Center for Culture, History, and Environment, a digital field guide to Madison’s Forest Hill Cemetery, and a video interview from the Conversations with History series.