Jon K. Lauck
Jack Miller Center Academic Council Member
Former President of the Midwestern History Association; Editor-in-Chief of Middle West Review; Executive Director of the Center for Western Studies, Augustana University
Jon K. Lauck is a native of rural Madison, South Dakota. He is the author of books including The Lost Region and The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest.
Lauck has worked as a lawyer, professor, and political advisor and now serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Western Studies at Augustana University and as Editor-in-Chief of Middle West Review.
He is also the founding president of the Midwestern History Association and currently serves as president of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature.
Jon Lauck sat down for an interview with JMC Resident Historian, Elliott Drago, to discuss his book, The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest, 1800-1900. You can find that interview here.
