November/December 2002
In This Issue November/December 2002
Volume 23, Issue 6
River Bluffs, 1320 Miles Above Sant Louis by George Catlin, 1832.
Smithsonian American Art Museum/Art Resource
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Features
West by Northwest with the Corps of Discovery
The Corps of Discovery heads into uncharted territory looking for a mythical passage to the Far East.
By Caroline KimTrouble for the Spanish
A Pueblo uprising threatens an empire in the making in the southwest.
By Pedro PonceDarwin
The young naturalist rides with gauchos, battles a tidal wave, and develops a theory of evolution.
By Rebecca WebberAncestral Bones
Archaeological evidence provides a portrait of the fur-trading Omaha.
By Paulette W. CampbellLord of the Dance
Bronze sculptures of Hindu deities transform religious worship in southern India.
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Departments
Conversation
On the Trail with Lewis & Clark
Chairman Bruce Cole talks with historian Gary Moulton about the expedition's journals and the character of its leaders.
Executive Function
EdNote