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The Southwest Chief and Chicago

Posted on February 26, 2008 by twotreatises

As Amtrak says: “Ride the Southwest Chief through the heart of the West,” so I did. The brochure promises “wheat fields, ranches, missions, pueblos, mountains and deserts.” Some of these didn’t sound too convincing to me, but you never know. … Continue reading →

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BLDG BLOG “The First Million” event

Posted on January 13, 2007 by twotreatises

BLDG BLOG (1/07) speakers/presenters: Matthew Coolidge (founder and director of the Center for Land Use Interpretation): end of Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana, end of America liminal space engineered space (levees) disappearing due to sediment loss and hurricanes people who still … Continue reading →

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