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Autumn 2002, Volume 74, Number 4 Editor: Phil Roberts On the Cover: "Tall in the Saddle" a painting by Dave Paulley in the Centennial Collection, owned by the Wyoming State Historical Society and held in the Wyoming State Museum, Cheyene. |
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"Reflections on Owen Wister and The Virginian"
by John W. Stokes
Stokes, the grandson of author Owen Wister, recounts his memories of his grandfather in this transcription of a talk Stokes delivered at the Wister symposium, held in the fall of 2002 at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
"The Virginian Meets Matt Shepherd"
by D. Claudia Thompson
Thompson, an archivist in the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, argues that the tragic death of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepherd in 1998 stems from the myth of the cowboy. The Virginian, published a century ago, popularized the cowboy as a mythical figure. In her essay, Thompson points to how the book and the late 20th century incident can be linked.
"Fort Laramie After the Army: Part III, Preservation"
by Douglas C. McChristian
McChristian completes his three-part story on the famous fort in the aftermath of army departure in 1890. The first two installments examined the govemment-held auction of the properties and the second described how a community evolved around the site. In this final segment, McChristian writes about the successful efforts to preserve the old fort as a historic site.
BOOK REVIEWS Edited by Carl Hallberg
Religion in the American West,
by Ferenc Morton Szasz,
reviewed by Amanda Porterfield.
Selling Yellowstone: Capitalism and Construction of Nature,
by Mark Daniel Barringer,
reviewed by Shannon Bowen.
Shot Down! Capital Crimes of Casper
by Charlotte Babcock,
reviewed by Kim Winters.
Dreamers and Schemers:
Profiles from Carbon County, Wyoming's Past
by Lori Van Pelt Walck,
reviewed by C. Fred Williams.
High and Dry:
The Texas-New Mexico Struggle for the Pecos River
by G. Emlen Hall,
reviewed by Leslie Shores.
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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