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Geotimes
June 2004 |
Memorials in Stone The summer is a wonderful time to hit the road and explore a variety of geologically significant places. Here, we profile three stone features that have been transformed into memorials to important figures in U.S. history.   |
Reason
February 2003
Charles Paul Freund |
Big Schlock Candy Mountain The many meanings of Mount Rushmore |
Outside
October 2002
Bill Vaughn |
The Snow on the Sweetgrass For newcomers -- meaning most of us -- they are merely picturesque. But for Native Americans, the sacred places of the Great Plains and Northern Rockies are alive with centuries of memory and meaning -- and something much, much bigger. |
Wild West
June 2006
Robert W. Larson |
Sioux Chief Gall: In the Shadow of Sitting Bull Soldiers gave the Hunkpapa leader his nickname because he was a dashing warrior who effectively teamed up with Sitting Bull in the 1870s. But after his surrender in 1881, Gall stood up for cooperation and peace at Standing Rock. |
Geotimes
July 2006
Callan Bentley |
Summer Roadtrip: Driving to "West Dakota" From Badlands National Park through the Black Hills to Devils Tower, four hours of driving in western South Dakota and eastern Wyoming generates a roadtrip through a region that has much to entertain geo-philic travelers. |
Wild West
August 2005
Robert Nightengale |
Custer's Last Stand Still Stands Up Although George Custer may have made some mistakes at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, he had a solid plan that summer day in 1876 and might have defeated Sitting Bull and allies had two subordinate officers obeyed his orders. |
American History
June 2006
Louis Kraft |
George Armstrong Custer: Changing Views of an American Legend Although he was already a popular figure in his own time, the disaster that doomed George Armstrong Custer on the Little Bighorn forever secured his place in the American mind and mythology. |
Salon.com
November 27, 2002
James Hagengruber |
Sitting Bull uber alles Some Germans are fascinated American Indian culture. |
AskMen.com
Terry Baldwin |
Top 10: American Landmarks International landmarks are great and deserve to be seen, but there a lot of national sites also worth a visit -- no passport required. Read on for our list. |
Smithsonian
May 2006
Owen Edwards |
War and Remembrance An Indian artist's traditional tribute honors Native American soldiers who served in Vietnam. |
Geotimes
October 2004 |
Pedaling D.C.'s monuments A bicycle tour of the Mall in Washington, D.C. highlights the geologic history of the region... Oct. 10 to Oct. 16 is Earth Science Week, organized by the American Geological Institute... |
Civil War Times
Mar/Apr 2006
Jeffry D. Wert |
George Custer: Between Myth and Reality George Armstrong Custer stalks America's past with a disturbing presence. Reality and myth about him still collide on the battlefields of Virginia and Pennsylvania. |
