“To explore unknown regions was his chief delight.” 

 ABOUT THE AUTHOR, MARTHA TURE
Martha Ture is a journalist whose articles have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Pacific Discovery, Sierra, and many other magazines and newspapers.  She was Political Affairs editor of Native News Online and contributing editor to IMDiversity.com’s Native American Village.  Her work is anthologized in They Call Us Indians.  She lives in northern California.

 
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