The Idaho Public Affairs Digest is published weekly by Ridenbaugh Press, and brings you up to date with developments and changes in Idaho. An e-publication, it is delivered early Monday mornings to your in-box.

This week’s edition of the Idaho Public Affairs Digest, the electronic version (instantly delivered) of our summary of key developments across the state during the last week. It’s published weekly, first thing every Monday morning.

The Oregon Public Affairs Digest is published weekly by Ridenbaugh Press, and brings you up to date with developments and changes in Idaho. An e-publication, it is delivered early Monday mornings to your in-box

This week’s edition of the Oregon Public Affairs Digest, the electronic version (instantly delivered) of our summary of key developments across the state during the last week. It’s published weekly, first thing every Monday morning.

What happens when cultures clash, and one person tries to get them to live together?

At a time when Americans were only exploring what are now western states, William Craig tried to broker peace between native Nez Perces and newcomers from the East. A native Virginian on the run, Craig became a mountain man, married into the tribe, immersed himself in two cultures on a collision course. Craig’s story takes us from his flight from Virginia to his days as a mountain man – exploring and trapping for the Hudson’s Bay Company and celebrating at the fabled rendezvous. Craig understood that for the tribes to resist the westward movement of the whites was futile; he’d seen the harsh results of armed resistance that eastern tribes experienced and he tried to bring reason and common sense to both sides where fear, anger, and often greed prevailed. His efforts were not always welcomed and his journeys between the Clearwater country to The Dalles and the Willamette Valley we often taken at great risk. He continued in his efforts because to stop was to allow an even greater tragedy.

Told here for the first time, Craig’s story mixes bravery, cowardice, courage, deceit, intrigue – and timeless lessons about the challenges awaiting those who would be peacemakers.

Lin Tull Cannell was born in Coeur d’Alene, raised in the Northwest, and earned a degree in public administration from the University of San Francisco. She worked in the legal and library fields and as a senior analyst with Yolo County in California. She and her husband, Merk, and children, Scott, Sandi, and Casey, often explored America’s west. She has written on William Craig for the University of Washington’s Pacific Northwest Quarterly. Lin lives in Orofino, Idaho.

Fifteen years in the making, the book was published by Ridenbaugh Press, of Carlton, Oregon, a publisher of books on Northwest public affairs and history.

* Paperback: 244 pages
* Publisher: Ridenbaugh Press
* ISBN-10: 0982466838
• ISBN-13: 978-0982466834

Water rights and water wars: It’s not just a western movie any more. The western United States still struggles with water, as states grow and water supplies don’t. But now growing and drought-ridden eastern states are running into water conflicts too, and some of them are looking west for ideas. Clearly and concisely, The Water Gates reviews water supplies, uses and rights to use, the conflicts involved and their political, social and legal implications, in all 50 states.

About the Author

Randy Stapilus has edited and published the National Water Rights Digest since 1995, and the Snake River Basin Adjudication Digest since 1993, following years as an award-winning journalist. He lives in Carlton, Oregon, with his wife Linda Watkins (who also edits both publications).

The Washington Public Affairs Digest is published weekly by Ridenbaugh Press, and brings you up to date with developments and changes in Idaho. An e-publication, it is delivered early Monday mornings to your in-box

This week’s edition of the Washington Public Affairs Digest, the electronic version (instantly delivered) of our summary of key developments across the state during the last week. It’s published weekly, first thing every Monday morning.