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Winter 2002, Volume 74, Number 1 Edited by Phil Roberts On the Cover: "Early Storm" a watercolor by Merritt Dana Houghton from the collection of the Wyoming State Museum |
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"Discovering Her Strength:
The Remarkable Transformation of Nellie Tayloe Ross"
by Lori Van Pelt
Thrust into the governorship suddenly. Nellie Ross had little public speaking experience and significant anxiety about talking in front of crowds. This is the story of how she overcame the anxiety and became a nationally renowned speaker.
"Robert Foote: A Forgotten Wyoming Pioneer"
by Murray L. Carroll
Early resident of Carbon County, pioneer merchant in Buffalo, and key participant in the Johnson County Invasion, yet Foote is practically unknown. What accomplishments make this pioneer worthy of remembering? Historian Murray L. Carroll makes the case that his deeds were significant.
"Murdered by Madness: The Case of Geneva Collett"
by Larry K. Brown
She murdered another woman in a fit of rage in a Sheridan store. What is the story of the first woman in Wyoming ever sentenced to life in prison for murder? Crime writer / historian Larry Brown tells her poignant story.
BOOK REVIEWS Edited by Carl Hallberg
Playing Indian,
by Philip J. Deloria,
reviewed by Matthew Dennis, University of Oregon.
The Frontier Army in the Settlement of the West,
by Michael L. Tate,
reviewed by Malcolm E. Taylor, Albuquerque, NM.
Crossing the Pond: The Native American Effort in World War II,
by Jere Bishop Franco,
reviewed by John W. Heaton, Utah State University.
Union Pacific: Crossing Sherman Hill and Other Railroad Stories,
by Bess Arnold,
reviewed by Charles Albi, Executive Director, Colorado Railroad Museum.
The journal is available as a benefit of membership in the Wyoming State Historical Society (published quarterly), Individuals interested in purchasing individual copies or submitting manuscripts for possible publication in the Annals should contact the editor, Annals of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie WY 82071.
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