The first Black person known to set foot in Utah was a mountain man whose gift for telling stories almost erased his own. This is Old News, our weekly rendezvous around Utah's past. Why it matters: ...

James Pierson Beckwourth is a pioneer of the American West largely erased from history lessons. Recovering his story, however, can help us to better understand current debates over historical revision ...

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The musty smell of gun smoke and the rustic sounds of folk music filled the air in downtown Marysville on Saturday, as Beckwourth Frontier Days began in earnest. The festival, which continues from 10 ...