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A Long Day on the Road
Traveling across the land, triggering the mind.
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An Evolving Land Philosophy
How did American ideals about land evolve in the 19th century?
A Journey without End
Returning to campus, thinking about journeys.
Creating a Space for Living: Taking Bearings (The Library) by Adam M. Sowards - Issue #12
A 1944 novel imagines social transformation through dams
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The Untrammeled Beach: Taking Bearings (The Field Trip) by Adam M. Sowards - Issue #11
Some anecdotes about origins.
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Planning the Columbia Basin: Taking Bearings (The Classroom) by Adam M. Sowards - Issue #10
Some notes on a planning experiment for the Columbia Basin.
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