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Portrait of Frederick Law Olmsted (detail), 1895, by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925); The Artchives/Alamy Stock Photo.

The Man Who Built Forward Better

Frederick Law Olmsted’s landscape creations, especially his urban parks, remain a vital part of our present.
by Witold Rybczynski via The Hedgehog Review on March 1, 2022
Diorama of the founding of Los Angeles, with mannequins of settlers of different ethnicities.

North from Mexico

The first black settlers in the U.S. West.
by Herbert G. Ruffin II via BlackPast on February 9, 2022
Illustration of Paxton Gang attacking indigenous people.

Colonial Civility and Rage on the American Frontier

A 1763 massacre by colonial settlers exposed the the irreconcilable contradictions of conquest by people concerned with civility.
by Matthew Wills, Nicole Eustace via JSTOR Daily on January 23, 2022
A dark lighthouse with lightning behind it.

Haunted Houses Have Nothing on Lighthouses

From drowning to murders to the mental toll of isolation, these stoic towers carry a full share of tragedy.
by Sarah Durn via Atlas Obscura on October 12, 2021
The front cover of Kevin Waite's, "West of Slavery: The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire."

Desert Plantations

A review of “West of Slavery: The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire."
by Tom Prezelski via Los Angeles Review of Books on August 29, 2021
Drawing of the oil industry within a crystal ball.

The Mediums Who Helped Kick-Start the Oil Industry

Apparently some people communed with spirits to locate the first underground oil reserves.
by Paul H. Giddens, Jess Romeo, Rochelle Ranieri Zuck via JSTOR Daily on June 18, 2021
Illustration of Native Americans on horseback attacking a mail coach

How the U.S. Postal Service Forever Changed the West

A new book argues that mail service played a critical role in the U.S. government’s westward expansion and occupation of Native lands.
by Cameron Blevins, Laura Bliss via CityLab on April 21, 2021
Screenshot of map showing post offices between 1848 and 1895.

Gossamer Network

An interactive digital history project chronicling how the U.S. Post was the underlying circuitry of western expansion.
by Cameron Blevins, Yan Wu, Steven Braun via Northeastern University on March 31, 2021
Illustration of a coastline with indications of industry and farming

Human History and the Hunger for Land

From Bronze Age farmers to New World colonialists, the stories of struggle to claim more ground have shaped where and how we live.
by Francisco Cantú via The New Yorker on January 11, 2021
Mount Rushmore.

The Battle for the Black Hills

Nick Tilsen was arrested for protesting President Trump at Mount Rushmore. Now, his legal troubles are part of a legacy.
by Nick Estes via High Country News on January 1, 2021
Monument depicting Hannah Duston

Why Just 'Adding Context' to Controversial Monuments May Not Change Minds

Research shows that visitors often ignore information that conflicts with what they already believe about history.
by Erin L. Thompson via Smithsonian on December 18, 2020
A covered wagon in the grass.

The Deadly Temptation of the Oregon Trail Shortcut

Dying of dysentery was just the beginning.
by Laura Kiniry via Atlas Obscura on December 2, 2020
Statue of Kit Carson

The Removal of Monuments: What about Kit Carson?

The West and the nation need worthier, more honest memorials.
by Susan Lee Johnson via We're History on November 24, 2020
Oglala Lakota Chief Red Cloud in a formal portrait arranged by William Blackmore, whose hand is visible at right

The Power Brokers

A recent history centers the Lakota and the vast territory they controlled in the story of the formation of the United States.
by David Treuer via New York Review of Books on November 11, 2020
Motorcycle vest embroidered with the words "Sagebrush Rebel."

Legacies of the Sagebrush Rebellion

A conversation about the roots of organized resistance to federal regulation of public lands in the American West.
by Robert Lundberg, Alexandra Lakind, Jonathan P. Thompson via Edge Effects on November 10, 2020
A political cartoon featuring Uncle Sam holding a magnet.

America's Unending Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy

A new book charts the long contest between elites and the forces of democracy seeking to dismantle their power.
by Manisha Sinha via The Nation on October 6, 2020
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference in Austin
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Though Often Mythologized, the Texas Rangers Have an Ugly History of Brutality

Teaching accurate history about white supremacy may be painful, but it's essential.
by Jonathan S. Jones via Made By History on September 21, 2020
The cover of Exodus by Leon Uris.

How Americans Were Taught to Understand Israel

Leon Uris's bestselling book "Exodus" portrayed the founding of the state of Israel in terms many Americans could relate to.
by Amy Kaplan, Matthew Wills via JSTOR Daily on August 29, 2020
Two drawings, one of a woman on the left and one of a man on the right

Minorcans, New Smyrna, and the American Revolution in East Florida

The little-known story of the laborers who became pawns in a Floridian struggle during the American Revolution.
by George Kotlik via Journal of the American Revolution on August 27, 2020

The Edge of the Map

Monsters have always patrolled the margins of the map. By their very strangeness, they determined the boundaries of the regular world.
by Colin Dickey via The Paris Review on July 23, 2020

American Torture

For 400 years, Americans have argued that their violence is justified while the violence of others constitutes barbarism.
by W. Fitzhugh Brundage via Aeon on February 20, 2020

The Real Calamity Jane Was Distressingly Unlike Her Legend

A frontier character's life was crafted to be legendary, but was the real person as incredible?
by Sam Leith via The American Spectator on February 6, 2020

Pioneers of American Publicity

How John and Jessie Frémont explored the frontiers of legend-making.
by Adam Gopnik via The New Yorker on January 20, 2020
Men and women of Zoar, Ohio, posing in a field with their hay harvest, horses, and equipment.

The Communal, Sometimes Celibate, 19th-Century Ohio Town That Thrived for Three Generations

Zoar's citizens left religious persecution in Germany and created a utopian community on the Erie Canal.
by Kathleen M. Fernandez via What It Means to Be American on December 1, 2019
Pluto, July 2015, photographed by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.

In Search of Planet X

The books examine the history of space exploration, from the race to discover Pluto to the idea of space colonization.
by Priyamvada Natarajan via New York Review of Books on October 3, 2019

How Davy Crockett Became an American Legend

Was Davy Crockett a sellout? And does it matter?
by Phil Edwards, Coleman Lowndes via Vox on August 7, 2019

With Plans for Cities in Space, Jeff Bezos Looks Back to the Future

The Amazon CEO's vision of space settlements draws on 1970s thinking, without adding anything new.
by Fred Scharmen via CityLab on May 13, 2019

Mange, Morphine, and Deadly Disease: Medicine and Public Health in Red Dead Redemption 2

The video game offers a realistic portrayal of illness and public health in the 19th-century American West.
by Leah Richier via Nursing Clio on March 12, 2019
Two people photographed in Zion National Park.

When the Park Ranger Was Not Your Friend

Early 20th century National Park Service Rangers were a notoriously rough-and-tumble lot.
by Joseph Hayes, Alice B. Kelly Pennaz, Mark Hufstetler, George Jaramillo via JSTOR Daily on January 18, 2019

How Not to Build a “Great, Great Wall”

A timeline of border fortification, from 1945 to the Trump Era.
by Greg Grandin via Tom Dispatch on January 13, 2019
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