"Lawrence Larsen and his wife Barbara Cottrell have written a marvelous urban biography. They have done what other historians often fail to do--relate local happenings to the ...

"The story of the Hinckley, Minnesota forest fire shows the impact of the catastrophe on victims, survivors, rescuers, and policy makers. Sheds light on the reasons why such ...

In Federal Justice in Western Missouri, Lawrence H. Larsen masterfully combines legal and historical research to offer the first systematic, full-scale study of a federal ...