Diplomats on Horseback
In 1881, White River Utes from western Colorado rose up against encroachment by hostile white settlers. The…
American West
An Arduous Journey
In May 1869, John Wesley Powell and his crew began a 13-week, approximately 1,000-mile exploration of the…
Sketches of Utah Life
In 1873, President Ulysses S. Grant had recently signed legislation designating Yellowstone the first National Park. The…
How We Understand the Settlement of the American West
Few historical figures have been as revered in the collective American imagination as Meriwether Lewis and William…