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Introducing Alta Serials

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a sunset glows over great salt lake and antelope island near salt lake city, utah, the remnants of ancient bonneville lake that once covered most of the state, reckoning with the west, land, delta

Five-part serialization of an historical essay by acclaimed novelist Karen Tei Yamashita.

Trekking to Delta, Part One: Cosmic Rays

A six-part original series writer Diane Factor.

Fighting for Safe Jobs

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powell, daniels, williams, 42nd street special, warner bros

A five-part original series by author and Alta contributor David Talbot.

Murder on the Starlight Express

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gary kamiya, urban camping, alta serial

A five-part original series by author and Alta contributor Gary Kamiya.

Urban Camping

oregon trail, applegate trail

Read the five-part Alta Serial that follows the harrowing journey of the Applegate family and their troubled quest to find a safer route West.

‘That Damnable Applegate Road’

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preview for Surviving the Sierra, Introduction

Robert Roper’s day-by-day account of an arduous 34-mile trek in the icy footsteps of Joseph R. Walker’s 19th-century journey.

Surviving the Sierra

john francis daly

The twisty, suspenseful story of the disappearance of William Deverell’s great-uncle Francis, it begins in snowy upstate New York before moving to Europe and Los Angeles.

Finding Francis

marianne wiggins, properties of thirst

A five-part serialization of the opening section of the novel “Properties of Thirst,” by National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist Marianne Wiggins.

‘Properties of Thirst’