Patty Limerick is the Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, where she is also a Professor of History. Limerick has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between academics and the general public and to demonstrating the benefits of applying historical perspective to contemporary dilemmas and conflicts.
When all hell breaks loose and disorder rules, rodeo clowns stay self-possessed and focused.
Photograph by Ken Okum, courtesy of Unsplash
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