Oilman #1
Oilman #1 lost all his money paying lawyers. Then he took a job selling Cadillacs, quickly...
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Author: Paul Talbot
Columbus Delano
Columbus Delano covered a lot of ground. Banker, lawyer, congressman from Ohio, his ancestors came...
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The Crack In The Sky
The crack in the sky was ragged on top, smooth on the bottom, and full of the same kind of bronze...
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Fishtail, Montana
Fishtail, Montana had a knack for tackling thorny issues. This could have drawn global admiration...
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Encampment, Wyoming
Encampment, Wyoming wondered how myths of the American West held up so well when everything else...
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Custer County, Montana
Custer County, Montana once again balanced its budget and retired a few shadowy municipal bonds. ...
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Queets, Washington
Queets, Washington couldn’t remember if she had a vaguely Nordic look with a pronounced sneer or a...
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Rosette, Utah
Rosette, Utah settled for a tie. They all blamed a savage hailstorm conjured by the furies and...
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Bitter Creek, Wyoming
Bitter Creek, Wyoming had been stuck on the sidelines for more than fifty years, cruelly refused...
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Hayden, Colorado
Hayden, Colorado grasped at a vague sense of privilege, a regal birthright passed down from pious...
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Delhi, Colorado
Delhi, Colorado was where the slow stream used to run so hard in late spring all the gold along...
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Thatcher, Colorado
Thatcher, Colorado was no longer guided by the sensibility of the seasons and finally fell apart...
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