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David L. Hieb
A National Park Service historian and superintendent, he wrote a compact, useful guide to Fort Laramie that helps bring one of the American West’s key historic sites into focus. His work is especially appealing for listeners who enjoy frontier history told clearly and without fuss.
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Fort Laramie National Monument, Wyoming
by David L. Hieb
About the author
David L. Hieb is best known for writing Fort Laramie National Monument, Wyoming, a National Park Service historical handbook first published in the 1950s and later reprinted. The book reflects his close, practical knowledge of the site and its place in western American history.
Records from National Park Service history pages show that Hieb served as ranger at Scotts Bluff National Monument before becoming custodian and superintendent of Fort Laramie, where he worked from May 1, 1947 to May 31, 1958. Those same sources credit him with helping lead a long-range restoration effort at Fort Laramie, suggesting that his writing grew directly out of hands-on preservation work.
Other archival material shows that he later served as superintendent of George Washington Carver National Monument, and a National Park Service historic structures report also identifies him as superintendent of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. While not much biographical detail appears to be readily available online, the public record points to a career devoted to interpreting and protecting important American historic places.