Bagdad, Arizona: The Little Town That Dug a Giant Hole in the Desert
A small desert town with a giant copper mine, Bagdad, Arizona helped power the American West and still shapes the future of mining today.
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How Did a Poor Geologist Become Utah’s Uranium King?
With a single uranium strike in southeastern Utah, Charlie Steen rose from broke prospector to national celebrity. The Mi Vida mine made him rich—and nearly destroyed him.
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How did a school teacher become the governor of Wyoming and a national leader?
Nellie Tayloe Ross was the first woman elected governor of the United States, winning the Wyoming governorship in November 1924 — and she did it while grieving the sudden death of her husband. Ross did not seek power for herself. She stepped into public life because the people of Wyoming asked her to. That quiet…
