Monthly Archives: December 2014

Wounded Knee – at 124

Posted on December 29, 2014 by greatplainstrail

Having mentioned the 150th anniversary of Sand Creek Massacre, I’ll follow it up with a more timely (it happened today in history), less momentous (it happened 124 years ago), but equally awful anniversary: Wounded Knee. On December 29th, 1890, the … Continue reading →

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Empire of the Summer Moon

Posted on December 26, 2014 by greatplainstrail

Just finished reading an excellent book called Empire of the Summer Moon – Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne. From what is now extreme southeast Colorado … Continue reading →

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Sand Creek at 150

Posted on December 20, 2014 by greatplainstrail

Although I’m about three weeks late, I would be remiss if I did not take the time to mark an important anniversary in Great Plains history.  It has been 150 years since the Sand Creek Massacre in what is now … Continue reading →

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Grasses Gone Wild

Posted on December 7, 2014 by greatplainstrail

Grasses Ok.  It’s time to turn away from state grasses.  Let me guess.  No one was riveted.  Admittedly, even I, who is the biggest fan of grass I know, found it hard to get excited about the botanical finer points, … Continue reading →

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