Results for keyword: Western history
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State of Jefferson: A place apart
Brian Peterson considers himself the interim governor of the State of Jefferson, an area in Northern California and southern Oregon that has been talking about secession since the early 1940s
by Emma Brown, Nov 13, 2006 -
Undoing the myth of Western exceptionalism
California’s decision to tackle global warming is a sign that the West is finally growing up enough to realize that it is not an "exceptional" place, entirely detached from the rest of the modern world.
by Matt Jenkins, Sep 18, 2006 -
Ingredients: History, preservatives
In Preserving Western History, editor Andrew Gulliford has put together "the first college reader to address public history in the American West."
by Dave Phillips, May 01, 2006 -
Ode to a very hot spot
Live! From Death Valley is John Soennichsen’s "love letter to an ill-tempered mistress," California’s Death Valley
by Laura Paskus, May 01, 2006 -
Resurrecting J. Thomas
The crumbling remains of a man named J. Thomas have a story to tell about life and death in the northern Colorado in the 1870s
by Laura Pritchett, Mar 20, 2006 -
Slaughter in Serene: The Columbia Coal Strike Reader
The new anthology, Slaughter in Serene, tells the tragic story of striking miners in the late 1920s at the Columbine coal mine in Colorado
by Staff, Feb 06, 2006 -
Heard around the West
The Gladstone Kibosh, EnvironGentle’s ungentle T-shirts; bicyclists meet baby horse; dog-of-honor at the wedding; Judge Royce Lamberth vs. the Interior Department’s incompetence; "Nothing" becomes something in Telluride
by Betsy Marston, Aug 08, 2005 -
In presidential politics, the West is a forgotten time zone
Even in an election year, the Rocky Mountain West remains flyover country, mostly ignored by politicians and TV networks alike
by Ed Quillen, Oct 25, 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 -
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
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