Scigliano: Fraser River Series

Scigliano: Fraser River Series

Eric Scigliano (@SeattleFlotsam) just completed a series on the Fraser River, or Tacoutche Tesse (Mighty One), for the Salish Current. In the first piece in the series, Scigliano gives an overview of the still-undammed river’s geography, its fisheries, and its history...
Gaines: Prairie Madness

Gaines: Prairie Madness

Those who arrived from the East to farm the Great Plains in the 19th century did not have easy lives, and contemporary writers spoke of the mental illness, or “Prairie Madness,” experienced by many of them. James Gaines (@the_jmgaines) writes for Atlas Obscura about a...
Nijhuis: A History of Conservation

Nijhuis: A History of Conservation

In her new book, “Beloved Beasts,” Michelle Nijhuis (@nijhuism) charts the history of the modern conservation movement through the lives and ideas of the people driving it. She gives us an in-depth look at how conservationists have taken on the challenge of saving...
Lindley: How to Write About Chernobyl

Lindley: How to Write About Chernobyl

Robin Lindley has two amazing tales in one piece for History News Network. He interviews Professor Kate Brown about putting herself through school as a beat reporter for Seattle public radio and television. Robin (@robinlindley2) also gets the story on how Dr. Brown...

Lindley: Suffering Better

Robin Lindley’s in-depth interview with British historian Joanna Bourke covers the history, language, and personal experience of pain. Professor Bourke’s book, The Story of Pain: From Prayer to Painkillers is the starting point for the conversation but the exchange...