Center of the American West Event Podcast

The Center of the American West is proud to award John McPhee its highest honor, the Stegner Award. 2011 marks the fortieth anniversary of the publication of John McPhee's extraordinary work, Encounters with the Archdruid. Patty Limerick has long heralded this book as the Center of the American West's "founding text" because of its inspiring demonstration of civil dialogue on contentious issues. In addition, McPhee's excellence in journalism, as marked by both his Pulitzer Prize and his frequent contributions to The New Yorker, also reflects the Center's commitment to lively and personable communication that clarifies, educates, and entertains.