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Lasting Lessons from a Battered Place
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How watersheds and waterfowl earned a little support in the 1980s
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The Purposes of Writing History
Exploring the ways we write history
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Property, Exclusion, and Belonging to the Land
Some thoughts about Ceremony
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Reflecting on Place, History, and Writing
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Reflecting on Place, History, and Writing
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