Tag Archive | "books"
Zinn and Ludlow
Howard Zinn Among the many recorded moments of American history impacted by Howard Zinn, who died at age 87 in late January, one of the most significant is the Ludlow Massacre, a 1914 labor skirmish between Colorado’s militia and the families of striking coal miners. Calling Ludlow a skirmish is putting it gently: In April [...]
Continue reading...Review: Killing for Coal
Friday, February 5, 2010
A review from Earth Magazine of Thomas G. Andrews' enviro-rooted history, Killing for Coal, of the Ludlow Massacre and Colorado coalfield wars of 1913-14.
Continue reading...Writing That Flows
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Whiskey is for drinking, and water is for reading about. High Country News has released two books of collected articles in 2009 on different aspects of water in the West, and a few of my articles appear in them.
Continue reading...Review: Bargaining for Eden
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Writer Stephen Trimble watched Snowbasin, a small-time ski hill outside Salt Lake City, transform into another glitzy resort and wondered why. His book, Bargaining for Eden, which I reviewed for Orion Magazine in its Jan/Feb 2009 issue, offers introspection on how we utilize and live on our lands, set in contrast with the biography and actions of the reclusive billionaire behind the remaking of Snowbasin.
Continue reading...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
0 Comments