MEET THE AUTHOR
ROBERT J.
ROSENBAUM
Historian • Author • Western Colorado Mystery Writer
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bob Rosenbaum holds a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin in U.S. History, specializing in the American West. He taught at four universities, most recently at the Montrose campus of Colorado Mesa University.
He served as speechwriter for Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox and later for Texas General Land Office Commissioner Garry Mauro.
Rosenbaum has written scholarly works, including Mexicano Resistance in the Southwest.
Earlier in life, he worked on a dairy farm, in a paper mill’s bull gang, as a construction laborer, and in roofing and house painting.
In retirement he served as Fire Chief and Forest Manager at Arrowhead.
These varied experiences from the classroom to the backwoods, the policy world to the physical work of the land, have shaped the raw and shadowy world of the Western Slope Mysteries.
A LIFE OF MANY CHAPTERS
SCHOLAR
Hold a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin in U.S. History, with a focus on the American West.
PROFESSOR
Taught at four universities, most recently at the Montrose campus of Colorado Mesa Univeristy.
SPEECHWRITER
Served as speechwriter for Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox and later for Texas General Land Office Commissioner Garry Maouro.
TRADESMAN
Earlier in life, worked on a dairy farm, in a paper mill’s bull gang, as a construction laborer , and in roofing and house painting.
FIRE CHIEF & FOREST MANAGER
Hold a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin in U.S. History, with a focus on the American West.
MYSTERY AUTHOR
All of these experiences inform the raw, authentic, and compelling world of the Western Slope Mysteries.
SCHOLARLY WORKS OF ROBERT J. ROSENBAUM
history in contect. a deeper understanding.
Mexicano Resistance in the Southwest
A scholar examination of resistance, people, and place in the American West.
Essays on the American West
A collection of scholarly writings on the history, people, and enduring spirit of the West.