September/October 2001
In This Issue September/October 2001
Storylines America
In spaces as vast as Montana, book groups take to the airwaves.
By Tina Pamintuan
Volume 22, Issue 5
Tejon Ranch, Lebec, California.
©Kurt Markus, 2001
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Features
Watershed
Seven states that share the waters of the mighty Colorado examine their heritage.
By Paulette W. CampbellPeople of the Rivers
Tribes of the Northern Plateau speak of creation stories and customs in their own language in a new exhibition.
By Joanna RudnickExcavating the Delta
Bodies found in an ancient cemetery may yield new clues to Cambodia's past.
By Miriam StarkThe Temple and Its Poem
A poem inscribed in Cambodia's most famous temple is being translated into English for the first time.
By Rachel GalvinThe Making of a Museum
How a deal between a railroad financier and an Italian priest brought art to Baltimore.
By William R. JohnstonIn Their Own Words
From recessions to computers, changes upend the steel belt near Detroit.
By Rebecca WebberThrough the Eyes of Children
A website looks at Milwaukee's history through the recollections of its Italian immigrants.
By Lisa RogersImages of Contentment
Kensett's paintings of Long Island Sound evoke a simpler time.
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Departments
Conversation
Outgrowing Myths
Writer William Kittredge reflects on the passing of the Old West and the growing pains of the new with NEH Chairman William R. Ferris.
Executive Function
Michael Bouman of Missouri
Michael Bouman borrows the language of business but says his product is a changed human being.
By Margaret FordEdNote
