Jack L. August (January 7, 1954 – January 20, 2017) was Arizona's state historian.[1] He was considered to be an expert on the politics of water.[2]

Early life

August grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the eldest of five children. As a boy was friends with the film director John Waters, with whom he attended a private elementary school.[2] August was also attacked by a bear as a child, leaving a tiny scar, from falling down to hide from the bear in his parents car.

Education

August attended Yale University, on a full scholarship as a swimmer, from which he received his bachelor's degree in history. He later received a master's degree from the University of Arizona and a Ph.D from the University of New Mexico.[1][2]

Career

August was named historian and director of Institutional Advancement at the Arizona Capitol Museum in early 2016.[1]

Selected publications

  • Desert Bloom or Desert Doom?: Carl Hayden and the Origins of the Central Arizona Project, 1922-1964. Prescott, Arizona: Sharlot Hall Museum, 1996. OCLC 49756478
  • Vision in the Desert: Carl Hayden and Hydropolitics in the American Southwest. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1999. OCLC 38747393
  • Dividing Western Waters: Mark Wilmer and Arizona V. California. Fort Worth, TX: TCU Press, 2007. ISBN 9780875653549 OCLC 77830462
  • Snell and Wilmer: An Institutional Biography of the New West. Fort Worth, TX: TCU Press, 2013. ISBN 9780875655659 OCLC 840927783
  • The Norton Trilogy. Fort Worth, TX: TCU Press, 2013. ISBN 9780875655475 OCLC 811778739

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Arizona historian Jack August dies".
  2. 1 2 3 Lemons, Stephen (January 25, 2017). "August's Light: Arizona Historian Jack August Dies, but His Passion for History and His Fellow Man Shines On". Phoenix New Times. Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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