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Diabetes in the Old West

Diabetes in the Old West

by | Jun 21, 2008 | Inside History

To the frontier doctor in the 1800s, the term “diabetes” referred to the patient who produced excessive amounts of urine. The term “diabetes” is actually derived from the Greek, meaning “one who straddles,” relating to the patient’s need for frequent urination....
Great Secrets of Our National Parks

Great Secrets of Our National Parks

by | Jun 1, 2008 | Travel & Preservation

Through blowing snow, a pair of cowboys rode across the top of a mesa, searching for stray cattle. Quaker rancher Richard Wetherill and his brother-in-law Charlie Mason were not far from the family property below Mesa Verde in southwestern Colorado on December 18,...
The Mona Lisa of the Range

The Mona Lisa of the Range

by | Apr 2, 2008 | True Westerners

I was teaching photography at Prescott College in Arizona when I met 19-year-old Julie, the daughter of renowned wildlife artist Grant Hagen. She was my student and advisee, and a cowpunchin’ pardner to my wife Kathie and me, when we were horseback help for rancher...
Bookin’ It

Bookin’ It

by | Mar 1, 2008 | Travel & Preservation

Granville Stuart was a lot of things—merchant, miner, rancher, diplomat, vigilante—and an avid reader. His Montana cabin was filled with books covering just about any topic you can think of, and he would travel far and wide to get them, as shown in his journal excerpt...
Walk the Read

Walk the Read

by | Mar 1, 2008 | Travel & Preservation

Do you know the history behind…the pedometer craze sweeping across the nation? Look to the Old Order Amish, who naturally log more than the recommended 10,000 steps a day a pedometer helps walkers measure. These folks pretty much live like many did on the...