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Summer 1999, Volume 71, Number 3 Edited by Phil Roberts On the Cover: Teton Peak from the outlet on Leigh's Lake, 1922 hand-tinted photograph, J.E. Stimson collection, Wyoming State Archives Special Issue: The Tetons The summer, 1999, issue of Annals of Wyoming features articles about the Tetons. |
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"Preserving the Past: The Case of Grand Teton National Park"
an opinion piece by Robert W. Righter
Righter describes the controversies over preserving cultural artifacts in the natural setting. He argues that National Park Service officials over the years have given little attention to cultural resources in Grand Teton National Park. In fact, he charges there has been "an antipathy toward history."
"To Preserve the View: A Tour in Text and Pictures"
by Tamsen Emerson Hert
Hert provides examples of cultural sites within Grand Teton National Park, many that were torn down or allowed to deteriorate over the years.
"First Ascent of the Grand Teton: The Great Controversy"
by Mark Harvey
Harvey describes the on-going controversy between William Owen and Nathaniel P. Langford (and their respective supporters) over who really was the first man to climb the Grand Teton. Both sides arrayed witnesses, but in the end, Owen appeared to have the strongest support although the author acknowledges that "no final settlement of the Langford-Owen controversy will ever be reached.
"A Jackson Hole Life: Verba Lawrence"
by Sherry L. Smith
Lawrence spent a lifetime in Jackson Hole. Her experiences come down to us through her diary. Smith analyzes the contents and concludes that Lawrence "enjoyed incredible freedom" even though she lacked education, drive and capital. Smith writes that Lawrence "did have ... the good fortune to find her way into Jackson Hole, a place whose magnificent landscapes attracted the wealthy" for whom Lawrence worked over the years.
"Wyoming Memories: Crook County's Hyena"
by Ellen Crago Mueller
Mueller tells the story of how a circus hyena escaped into drouth-stricken Crook County in the 1930s and how local people responded to the presence of this "exotic" in their midst.
"Wyoming Portrait: Renesselaer Schuyler Van Tassel"
by Shirley E. Flynn
Van Tassell was a prominent Wyoming cattleman. Through three fortunate marriages, he managed to accumulate substantial ranch holdings as he socialized with congressmen and even a U. S. President.
BOOK REVIEWS Edited by Carl Hallberg
From the Old Northwest to the Pacific Northwest: The 1853 Oregon Trail Diaries of Patterson Fletcher Luark and Michael Fleenan Luark,
edited by Howard Jablon and Kenneth R. Elkins.
reviewed by D. C. Thompson.
Americans View Their Dust Bowl Experience,
edited by John Wunder, Frances W. Kaye and Vernon Castensen.
reviewed by Ken Zontek.
The journal is available as a benefit of membership in the Wyoming State Historical Society (published quarterly), Individuals interested in purchasing individual copies or submitting manuscripts for possible publication in the Annals should contact the editor, Annals of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie WY 82071.
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