July Issue of American Tradition

Good news! I got my copy of the 2nd issue of American Tradition in the mail yesterday. That means that some of you have already received it and others will get theirs within a few days. Of course, since I work on putting it together in a printable format, I saw it all some time back. But, it's nice to see in print.

This is another fine issue, probably visually more pleasing than the first issue. The credit for that goes to the artisans whose work appears therein, but also to the photographers (Ric Lambert did the most photography) and to the graphic designer, David Wright. Of course, there is a whole staff that works on putting each issue together, most notably the editor, Mel Hankla. 

This issue has 56 pages plus the covers, all printed in full color on enameled stock. That's 8 more pages than the last issue. The contents include "Contemporary Longrifles as Documentary Statements" by Mark Silver, "The Creation of America's First West: The Crucible of the Long Hunter Culture" by Ted Franklin Belue, Native American Culture: Life As Art" by Michael Galban, Certifiably Native: The 2010 CLA Live Auction" by T.C. Albert, 4 reviews of museums, "Book Reviews" by Lee A. Larkin and Gigi Lacer, and "Sources & Resources" by Russ Young. 

American Tradition is the journal of the Contemporary Longrifle Association and is published twice a year. It is only mailed to members of the CLA. Some of the members have said that American Tradition, alone, is worth the cost of membership. To join or to learn more about the CLA go to [www.longrifle.com]. 

Bill Scurlock