EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 25 MIN
James Swan, Pioneer Extraordinaire
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This week we review the remarkable life of pioneer/explorer James Swan, who lived and worked and recorded extensively in our area from 1859 to 1900. Debaran Kelso speaks with James Swan scholar Steve Ricketts at Swan's burial site in the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Port Townsend, WA (KPTZ airdate: January 21, 2026) Learn more:Winter Brothers: A Season at the Edge of America by Ivan DoigSwan, James G. (1818-1900)The Northwest Coast: Or, Three Years' Residence in Washington Territory by James G. SwanMusic by Steve RickettsNature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and can support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contribution. Thank you for your support!
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Debaran Kelso and scholar Steve Ricketts review the remarkable life of pioneer/explorer James Swan, who lived and worked and recorded extensively in our area from 1859 to 1900.
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