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The recent discovery that bones found in the Southwest did not belong to the long-lost poet-wanderer Everett Ruess keeps one more evocative Western mystery alive.
by Jeff Osgood ,
Nov 12, 2009
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Norris Hundley's magisterial Water in the West is back in print to enlighten readers about water politics, especially the Colorado River Compact.
by Matt Jenkins,
Oct 26, 2009
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In 1832, artist George Catlin came up with the idea of a system of "nation's parks" to preserve human cultures and wildlife and scenery.
by David M. Kennedy,
Oct 26, 2009
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A writer looks into the history of the people who lived on the Colorado mesa she now calls home.
by Michelle Nijhuis ,
Sep 08, 2009
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The articles in old American Heritage magazines remind us that life in the West used to be a whole lot harder than it is.
by Jaime O'Neill ,
Jun 15, 2009
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In tough economic times like these, we could learn a lot from our pioneer ancestors, who managed to survive – and thrive – in a harsh Western landscape.
by Marcia Hensley,
Mar 19, 2009
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The western Colorado town of Uravan no longer exists, but its history of radium and uranium mining lives on.
by Susan J. Tweit ,
Feb 02, 2009
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Modern-day Americans could learn a lesson from the collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization.
by John Rember,
Dec 11, 2008
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Paying homage to those imprisoned at Mancos Camp, Colo., during World War II.
by Andrew Gulliford,
Nov 18, 2008
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Paul VanDevelder considers the consequences of “capitalism without a conscience” and predicts the end of free lunches for the West.
by Paul VanDevelder ,
Oct 15, 2008
