The ''Pacific Historical Review'' is the official publication of the Pacific Coast Branch of the

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. It is a quarterly

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published by

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. It was established in 1932 under founding

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John Carl Parish. The journal covers the history of American expansion to the Pacific and beyond, as well as the post-frontier developments of the 20th-century American West. Every issue also features an extensive section devoted to

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s plus frequent review essays. The current editor is Marc Simon Rodriguez (

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). Past editors included John C. Parrish (1932—1936), Louis Knott Koontz (1936—1947), John Caughey (1947—1968), Norris Hundley, Jr. (1968—1996), David A. Johnson, Carl Abbott, and Susan Wladaver-Morgan (1997—2014).

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* {{Official website, 1=http://phr.ucpress.edu/
Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association

Pacific Historical Review Website at Portland State University
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