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Traveling old rivers with Henry David Thoreau, seeking meaning.
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A Long Day on the Road: Taking Bearings (The Field Trip) by Adam M. Sowards - Issue #15
Traveling across the land, triggering the mind.
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An Evolving Land Philosophy: Taking Bearings (The Classroom) by Adam M. Sowards - Issue #14
How did American ideals about land evolve in the 19th century?
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A Journey without End: Taking Bearings (The Wild Card) by Adam M. Sowards - Issue #13
Returning to campus, thinking about journeys.
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Creating a Space for Living: Taking Bearings (The Library) by Adam M. Sowards - Issue #12
A 1944 novel imagines social transformation through dams
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