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Adam M. Sowards

Adam M. Sowards

Skagit Valley
The Meaning of Munn v. Illinois, or How the Grange Wanted Stronger Regulations

The Meaning of Munn v. Illinois, or How the Grange Wanted Stronger Regulations

A Supreme Court decision that redefined the public and the private
Adam M. Sowards 13 Mar 2024
Unearthing an Earlier Me

Unearthing an Earlier Me

Finding traces of who I once was and lingering life lessons
Adam M. Sowards 06 Mar 2024
Protecting the Unorthodox

Protecting the Unorthodox

Reading E. B. White's "Bedfellows" (1956) during another election year
Adam M. Sowards 28 Feb 2024
Nature and History by the Bay

Nature and History by the Bay

Finding remnants at English Boom
Adam M. Sowards 21 Feb 2024
The Boldt Decision at 50

The Boldt Decision at 50

The fishing rights case that changed the Pacific Northwest
Adam M. Sowards 14 Feb 2024
Flights into the Wilderness

Flights into the Wilderness

Views that opened new perspectives
Adam M. Sowards 07 Feb 2024
Hope in Public Lands

Hope in Public Lands

With Leisl Carr Childers, "Hope in Public Lands: A Conversation," in Wallace Stegner’s Unsettled Country: Ruin, Realism, and Possibility in the American West, eds. Mark Fiege, Michael J. Lansing, and Leisl Carr Childers (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2024): 183-212. Publisher's Site
Adam M. Sowards 01 Feb 2024

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