Michael Hill is an Assistant Professor of History and Theology in the University of
Saint Mary Prison Education Program. After serving the in the US Army from 2001-2007,
Dr. Hill decided to further his education, first at Fuller Theological Seminary and
then at Adams State University. Dr. Hill then earned his Ph.D. in History from the
University of Kansas. He specializes in the 19th century American West, the US in
the world, and environmental history. His work has appeared in The Journal of America's
Military Past, Western Historical Quarterly, and Diplomatic History. Dr. Hill's current
book project, exploring how the purchase and governance of Alaska furthered US empire
in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is under contract with the University of
Nebraska Press.
