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A Civilized Savagery: Rev. Stanley’s ruminations on his way to Yellowstone

August 18, 2019 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Rev. Edwin J. Stanley’s 1873 tour of Yellowstone made him a witness to “the scepter of the irrepressible white man” in the divine right of Manifest Destiny.

Filed Under: History, Places, Sacred Wonderland Tagged With: civilization, conquest, Manifest Destiny, Native Americans, race, tourism, Yellowstone

Tracing Land and Race Across America: book review of Trace

November 12, 2017 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

View from near Point Sublime on the north rim of the Grand Canyon, 1900-1930

Review of Trace: Memory, History, Race, & the American Landscape by Lauret Savoy, which weaves history, geology, and personal memoir in profound tales that peel back layers of a place called America.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: book review, geology, history, memoir, race

White privilege in the national parks: remaking parks as inclusive spaces

September 26, 2016 by Thomas S. Bremer 3 Comments

Tourists in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Can we move away from the master narratives of white privilege in our parks? Can we begin thinking of our park system as places of reconciliation? Can they become spaces for listening to what the myriad voices—human, natural, spiritual—have to teach us? Can we move from narratives of conquest to queries of connectiveness?

Filed Under: History Tagged With: African Americans, Alamo, civil rights, Great Smoky Mountains, interpretation, National Park Service, Native Americans, race, San Antonio Missions, Sand Creek, Selma, Stonewall, white privilege, Women’s Rights

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I write about religion and tourism, especially in regard to national parks. I am currently working on a history of religion in Yellowstone National Park. Read More…

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