Why Are Dams Licensed (and Re-licensed)?
Investigating the origins of the Federal Water Power Act (1920)
Adam M. Sowards
A Conversation about Place, History, and Writing
A back-and-forth with writer Laura Pritchett
Disasters and Everyday Beauty
A walk to the sublime
A Watershed Moment?
How watersheds and waterfowl earned a little support in the 1980s
The Varieties of Historical Genres
A year-end reflection on diverse writers of history
Opposing Monumental Conservation
"The most important piece of preservation legislation ever enacted."
A Long Day on the Road
Traveling across the land, triggering the mind.
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