Culture & Communities
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Book Reviews
Girl in the woods: A review of The Snow Child
The debut novel from Eowyn Ivey, now in paperback, describes a homesteading couple in Alaska who adopt a mysterious girl living in the woods.
by Jenny Shank, Mar 04, 2013 -
Dear Friends
Students take over HCN Facebook page
Marketing students try their hand at managing HCN’s Facebook page; new books from Julianne Couch and Mike Medberry; corrections and clarification.
by Jodi Peterson, Mar 04, 2013 -
Essays
Reimaginations
A writer’s quest to find the people behind her great-grandfather’s New Mexico drawings.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, Mar 01, 2013 -
Current
Economy, distrust complicate allocation of tribal settlement money
$1 billion tribal settlement mostly goes to individuals, although tribe-wide investments would have greater benefit.
by Debra Utacia Krol, Feb 27, 2013 -
Current
My Dakota: A photo essay and conversation
Rebecca Norris Webb’s South Dakota is both an elegy to a lost brother and a celebration of place.
by Rebecca Norris Webb, Feb 22, 2013 -
Letters
No more 'social studies'
by Ed Carpenter, Feb 18, 2013 -
Book Reviews
Reading the Brautigan Bible: A review of Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan
Even if you’re not a Brautigan fan, it’s worth picking up novelist and screenwriter William Hjortsberg’s definitive new biography, Jubilee Hitchhiker.
by Kris King, Feb 18, 2013 -
Dear Friends
Our loyal readers come through, yet again
Grants, donations and gift subscriptions buoy HCN; new books from HCN contributors.
by Jodi Peterson, Feb 18, 2013 -
Book Reviews
A Montanan walks into a Cairo bar: A review of Evel Knievel Days
A homebody from Butte travels to Cairo to learn about his father.
by Jenny Shank, Feb 18, 2013 -
Book Reviews
Book review: Quilts: California Bound, California Made 1840-1940
Sandi Fox pairs full-page color images of quilts with historical narrative, excerpts from diaries, period photos and illustrations to shed light on the lives of early Californians.
by Staff, Feb 18, 2013 -
Current
A map collection for time travelers
Robert Berlo’s massive map collection is an unexpected data jackpot.
by Danielle Venton, Feb 15, 2013 -
Current
In a rural Colorado valley, old-fashioned print news lives on
The Saguache Crescent prints on an ancient letterpress machine, no computers necessary.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 08, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Living in a caboose, supporting the railroad
A man who lives in a train urges us to advocate for a robust regional rail network.
by Forrest Whitman, Feb 08, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Never underestimate the power of prejudice
Prejudice 100 years ago delayed the admission of New Mexico and Arizona to the union.
by Andrew Gulliford, Feb 07, 2013 -
Essays
Love wins
After 22 years, a couple gets the first same-sex marriage in their rural Washington county.
by Ana Maria Spagna, Feb 04, 2013






