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Making heroes of church pioneers in the wild west

Making heroes of church pioneers in the wild west

byThomas S. Bremer

For early twentieth-century historians, the story of church in the wild west involved a racially informed moral tale of transforming savage disorder to settled order.

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Freemasonry in the making of Yellowstone National Park

Freemasonry in the making of Yellowstone National Park

byThomas S. Bremer

The history of Freemasonry in Yellowstone National Park coincides with its role in a larger religious history of the American west as agents and evangelists for Manifest Destiny.

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Mother Jones in Illinois: A Labor Day Remembrance

Mother Jones in Illinois: A Labor Day Remembrance

byThomas S. Bremer

It seems fitting on Labor Day to celebrate the wisdom, commitment, and courage of Mother Jones where she chose to be buried beside immigrant mine workers killed in the struggle for labor rights.

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The dynamic continuities of history

The dynamic continuities of history

byThomas S. Bremer

History is as much about the present as it is about the past. Historical thinking involves connecting our present to a continuity that has been going on for millennia.

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On the ranch in 1980

On the ranch in 1980

byThomas S. Bremer

1980 we spent the entire year, all twelve months, on the avocado ranch. It was our magical time in paradise. We were alive then with youth, not quite knowing how happy we were.

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Contested parks: recreational enjoyment or profitable development?

Contested parks: recreational enjoyment or profitable development?

byThomas S. Bremer

America has long been confused about whether nature is for us to adore and enjoy, or for us to profit from. This confusion has been painfully clear in our divisive attitudes toward national parks.

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An America of exceptional kindness

An America of exceptional kindness

byThomas S. Bremer

Has American exceptionalism ran its course? Perhaps we can become a nation of caring rather than a nation of conquest.

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The complex interweavings of American racial histories

The complex interweavings of American racial histories

byThomas S. Bremer

The Bear River Massacre occurred in the same month as Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation; killing Indians had a strategic purpose in the war to end slavery.

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Border walls have a long history in America

Border walls have a long history in America

byThomas S. Bremer

Border walls are rooted in a colonial way of thinking about territory that has been fundamental to American claims to land. Even George Washington suggested that we needed one.

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Cars in the parks: a blessing and a curse

Cars in the parks: a blessing and a curse

byThomas S. Bremer

Cars have been both a blessing and a curse for national parks. They are how most of us get to the places we love, but they also hurt the places we love.

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Is there a #MeToo for raping the land?

Is there a #MeToo for raping the land?

byThomas S. Bremer

Raping the land is intimately connected to raping bodies. I say #MeToo for every acre falling to the rapacious frenzy of land-hungry profiteers.

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The evangelical origins of national parks and American environmentalism

The evangelical origins of national parks and American environmentalism

byThomas S. Bremer

National parks and the entire history of American environmentalism originate in the same traditions that produced much of evangelical Christianity in America.

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