A Conversation with Nick Johnson
Whether you live in California, Massachusetts, Colorado, or even Iowa, the topic of marijuana is a pressing political topic. But theContinue Reading
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Two historians walk into a sound booth: A Review of the out×LAND×ish podcast
By Mike Childers Iowa Public Radio’s sound booth sits just inside the station’s front doors. An enormous window allows thoseContinue Reading
Is Wilderness Sustainable? *
By Joseph Taylor III Living in western North America in late summer can feel apocalyptic. Inevitably, it seems, the regionContinue Reading
Devil’s Bargains in a New Century: The Legacy of Hal Rothman
It has been ten years since we lost Hal Rothman. Rather than write a memorial, we here at BlogWest decidedContinue Reading
Wallace Stegner Center Hosts Western Historians Sara Dant and Leisl Carr Childers
It is not often that two western historians evoke Erico Fermi in framing the environmental challenges facing the region. Over the last twoContinue Reading
This Day of Remembrance – Ansel Adams at Manzanar
By Mike Childers At Manzanar, in the presence of the ancient mountains, another tragic episode of history struggles for solution.Continue Reading
Following the Money in the West
by Leisl Carr Childers A review of Follow the Money: A Spatial History for In-Lieu Programs for Western Federal Lands FollowContinue Reading
Christmas with Sunset Magazine
Chances are that if you traveled on the Southern Pacific railroad in December of 1904 you would have spent someContinue Reading
