Western History

Brigham City’s story began in 1854 when 50 pioneer families in Salt Lake committed to build a new city based on the co-operative movement.

When he came into the StoryCorps booth with Ann Norman, Darren Parry talked about the early Shoshone and the part his grandmother played in the history of the Bear River Massacre.

We revisit a conversation with longtime teacher turned editor and writer, Kim Bancroft gives us a look into nineteenth-century California in her new book 'Writing Themselves into History'.

Our guest is Naoíse Mac Sweeney, professor of classical archaeology at the University of Vienna. She joins us to talk about her new book The West, debunking the myths and origin stories that underpin the history we thought we knew.

On this episode, longtime teacher turned editor and writer, Kim Bancroft gives us a look into nineteenth-century California in her new book 'Writing Themselves into History'.

On Tuesday’s Access Utah, Jim DeFelice joins us to talk about his new book “West Like Lightning: The Brief Legendary Ride of the Pony Express."On the eve…