I hope you’ve enjoyed this series on the making of our ideas about the American West. We’ve focused on the relationship between commerce, culture, and nature, from the role of photography and advertising in establishing the national parks to the treatment of Native Americans and Chinese railroad workers in the building of the West. This is the last in the series, about one of the most iconic battles between environmentalists and engineers in determining the value of the West’s nature.
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