Leif Fredrickson
@leiffredrickson.bsky.social
Director Public History Program, University of Montana, Missoula. Death in the West Podcast. Theoretically writing a book about lead poisoning.
"From the base up"
August 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"From the base up"
Reposted by Leif Fredrickson
Poet and novelist Norman Macleod's THE BITTER ROOTS came out in 1941. And then it was promptly forgotten—until its rediscovery by @neglectedbooks.com. @leiffredrickson.bsky.social has a terrific essay on what the novel says about Missoula and masculinity in the WWI era. thepulp.org/the-bitter-r...
The bitter roots of a Missoula boyhood – The Pulp
First published in 1941 and recently revived, Norman Macleod’s semi-autobiographical novel "The Bitter Roots" excavates Missoula's buried past, including its young men trying to prove themselves amid ...
thepulp.org
May 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Poet and novelist Norman Macleod's THE BITTER ROOTS came out in 1941. And then it was promptly forgotten—until its rediscovery by @neglectedbooks.com. @leiffredrickson.bsky.social has a terrific essay on what the novel says about Missoula and masculinity in the WWI era. thepulp.org/the-bitter-r...
I wrote about the 1941 novel, The Bitter Roots, for the @thepulp.org. It has recently been reissued by @bhousepress.bsky.social. It's a fascinating book that explores masculinity in the context of WWI and class/labor conflict in the American west (Missoula, MT). thepulp.org/the-bitter-r...
The bitter roots of a Missoula boyhood – The Pulp
First published in 1941 and recently revived, Norman Macleod’s semi-autobiographical novel "The Bitter Roots" excavates Missoula's buried past, including its young men trying to prove themselves amid ...
thepulp.org
May 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I wrote about the 1941 novel, The Bitter Roots, for the @thepulp.org. It has recently been reissued by @bhousepress.bsky.social. It's a fascinating book that explores masculinity in the context of WWI and class/labor conflict in the American west (Missoula, MT). thepulp.org/the-bitter-r...
This picture, by ChatGPT, is called "Hellscape Created by the Lack of Local News." But guess what ChatGPT cannot do? Local news - which is why I'm fundraising for The Pulp for Missoula Gives. Please send a little (or a lot!) of money their way if you can! www.missoulagives.org/p2p/426778/l...
May 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This picture, by ChatGPT, is called "Hellscape Created by the Lack of Local News." But guess what ChatGPT cannot do? Local news - which is why I'm fundraising for The Pulp for Missoula Gives. Please send a little (or a lot!) of money their way if you can! www.missoulagives.org/p2p/426778/l...
Hello, I am collaborating on this (sadly important) project. If you know someone who might be interested in participating, please let me know (or contact Elizabeth Hubble via the contact info below).
November 21, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Hello, I am collaborating on this (sadly important) project. If you know someone who might be interested in participating, please let me know (or contact Elizabeth Hubble via the contact info below).