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James C. Schaap
ContributorDr. Jim Schaap doesn’t know what on earth happens to his time these days, even though he should have plenty of it, retired as he is (from teaching literature and writing at Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA). If he’s not at a keyboard, most mornings he’s out on Siouxland’s country roads, running down stories that make him smile or leave him in awe. He is the author of several novels and a host of short stories and essays. His most recent publications include Up the Hill: Folk Tales from the Grave (stories), and Reading Mother Teresa (meditations). He lives with his wife Barbara in Alton, Iowa.
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Chiefs Blackbird and War Eagle's names remain in our culture. But who were they?
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How the Winnebago came to be neighbors with the Umoⁿhoⁿ
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A Civil War hospital near Chattanooga goes nearly forgotten, but the traumas from that war still color our lives.
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In response to the western push of slavery, a new liberal party emerges.