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These are the West’s good old days

Steven Albert used to think he was born in the wrong century, but now he’s beginning to suspect that these truly are the “good old days.”

by Steven Albert, Apr 21, 2008
Dear friends

End of summer visitors to HCN; ex-interns make good; corrections

by Laura Paskus, Sep 27, 2004
Lewis and Clark and the short view of Western history

Historian Colin Calloway says Lewis and Clark saw only a snapshot of the West in 1804.

by Colin Calloway, Sep 20, 2004
Journey of Rediscovery: The living, breathing natives who made Lewis and Clark

For all the heroism of their achievement, Lewis and Clark would not have survived without the help of the many Indian peoples they encountered across the West

by Dayton Duncan, Aug 16, 2004
Bicentennial bash is more than a party for tribes

Tourists following the Lewis and Clark Trail may not get the eager welcome from Native Americans that they’d like

by Geoffrey O'Gara, Aug 16, 2004
Lewis and Clark: Just another cog in the wheel of history

Lewis and Clark did not visit an unchanging, pristine West, but an evolving landscape that had been shaped by Indian peoples for thousands of years

by Colin G. Calloway, Aug 16, 2004
Commemorate or celebrate?

In this issue of High Country News, four essayists take a thoughtful look at the Lewis and Clark expedition and its impacts – past and present — on Indian America

by Paul Larmer, Aug 16, 2004
Heard around the West

Fahrenheit 9/11 stirs controversy in Park City; dead cottonwoods become art in Santa Fe; Bert Raynes loves names used for animal groups; do-it-yourself burials in San Francisco; Lewis and Clark’s shopping list; bear vs. truck in Tahoe; and bad biso

by Betsy Marston, Aug 02, 2004
Revenge of the old-timers: The beavers are back

The sight of a beaver swimming past a barbecue leads to speculation on the role the animal played in the settling of the West, and the current conflicted views New Westerners have about living with wildlife

by Bill Croke, Jun 21, 2004
Bill would redraw the boundaries of national monument

Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg, R, wants to yank private lands out of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, but some local ranchers fear his bill will just make it harder for them to sell their property.

by Mark Matthews, Oct 27, 2003

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Results for keyword: Lewis and Clark

These are the West’s good old days

Dear friends

Lewis and Clark and the short view of Western history

Journey of Rediscovery: The living, breathing natives who made Lewis and Clark

Bicentennial bash is more than a party for tribes

Lewis and Clark: Just another cog in the wheel of history

Commemorate or celebrate?

Heard around the West

Revenge of the old-timers: The beavers are back

Bill would redraw the boundaries of national monument

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