Small Wonders
Stories about who we are and where we come from.
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How Independence Day was celebrated by the Corps of Discovery.
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Admiring Lewis and Clark's love of the West while stuggling with their inherent bias against native people.
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A portrait of Pierre Cruzatte, a member of the Corps of Discovery.
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A trip to the South Jordan Cemetery in Monona County
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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
Dr. 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.