Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, was a presenter at the Extractive Natures/Natures of Extraction workshop held at the University of Bristol in Bristol, England, in early November.
ALTOONA, Pa. — Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Society in Gettysburg on Oct. 11. The meeting marked the 135th anniversary of Eisenhower's birth.
Black discussed his newest book, “Ike’s Road Trip: How Eisenhower's 1919 Convoy Paved the Way for the Roads We Travel,” which details how a 1919 cross-country convoy led by Eisenhower influenced the future Interstate Highway System.
