Montana

Montana

Author: Krys Holmes

Publisher: Montana Historical Society

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 0975919636

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More than 12,000 years of Montana history come to life in Montana: Stories of the Land. This new book, created for use in teaching Montana history, offers a panorama of the past beginning with Montana's first people and ending with life in the twenty-first century. Incorporating Indian perspectives, Montana: Stories of the Land is the first truly multicultural history of the state. It features hundreds of historical photographs, unique artifacts, maps, and paintings largely drawn from the Society's extensive collections. Sidebar quotations bring the stories of ordinary people to life while providing diverse perspectives on important historical events. Published by the Montana Historical Society Press with production management by Farcountry Press. Features 463 photos, maps, and artifacts primarily drawn from the Montana Historical Society's collections Fully integrates the history of Montana's Indians into the state's story Uses quotations from everyday people to bring Montana's past to life


Stories from Montana's Enduring Frontier

Stories from Montana's Enduring Frontier

Author: John Clayton

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-04-09

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1625840942

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At the turn of the twentieth century, Montana started emerging from its rugged past. Permanent towns and cities, powered by mining, tourism, and trade, replaced ramshackle outposts. Yet Montana's frontier endured, both in remote pockets and in the wider cultural imagination. The frontier thus played a continuing role in Montanans' lives, often in fascinating ways. Author John Clayton has written extensively on these shifts in Montana history, chronicling the breadth of the frontier's legacy with this diverse collection of stories. Explore the remnants of Montana's frontier through stories of the Little Bighorn Battlefield, the Beartooth Highway, and the lost mining camp of Swift Current--and through legendary characters such as Charlie Russell, Haydie Yates, and "Liver-eating" Johnston.


Montana Stories

Montana Stories

Author: Paul Ulrich

Publisher:

Published: 2021-08-20

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780578971032

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Montana Stories contains stories about Montana history. It's divided into two major parts. Each part includes five major stories and many smaller stories within them.Part One is about Butte. It begins with Butte's early history, Marcus Daly, and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company's development. Other stories are about William A. Clark and his daughter Huguette, Frederick Augustus Heinze, Anaconda's later years, and mass mining' s effects on Butte.Part Two is about other Montana subjects. They include Montana's newspapers, the University of Montana, Acting Territorial Governor Thomas Francis Meagher, and Senators Burton K. Wheeler and Mike Mansfield. Together they create an historical tapestry showing how Butte and Montana became what they are today.


Montana

Montana

Author: Best Books on

Publisher: Best Books on

Published: 1949

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 1623760259

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compiled and written by the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Projects Administration for the State of Montana ; sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry, State of Montana. [1st ed.]


Montana Moments

Montana Moments

Author: Ellen Baumler

Publisher: Montana Historical Society

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0975919687

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"Montana Moments offers historical vignettes on topics ranging from axolotls, archaeology, and epitaphs to tourism and time zones"--Provided by publisher.


The Bad Old Days of Montana

The Bad Old Days of Montana

Author: Randi Samuelson-Brown

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-09-08

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 1493067273

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The Bad Old Days of Montana celebrates the state’s glorious and rowdy past. Many people born and bred here relish just how “bad” things used to be: the terrain, the inhabitants and especially the quality of whiskey. It almost goes without saying that Montana had all the characteristic wild west elements — and in abundance! The chapters focus on the infamous and notorious rather than the law-abiding and civic-minded settlers. These pages, like the state, recount the tales of people who came west seeking if not their fortune, at least opportunity. It is no secret that Montana was settled by the adventurous willing to brave the harsh conditions and to prevail. Whether on the right or the wrong side of the law, all settlers and pioneers made unique contributions to the state’s complex culture. Certainly, in the nineteenth century, Montana was not for the faint of heart. Beginning with the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 as the origins of the mountain men, the book will offer a variety of strange tales, ranging from vigilanteeism to the heyday of the Copper Kings. Many such tales were influenced by too much whiskey and greed. This book is an account of the misfits, outlaws and rugged individuals who cast their mark on this most remarkable state. Populated by the native tribes before “discovery” by Lewis and Clark at the headwaters of the Missouri River, the land that would become known as Montana was traversed by mountain men, mined by gold and mineral seekers and ranched and harvested by the homesteaders. Throughout these varied waves of discovery and settlement, this book explores the less-than-savory dealings, the early attempts at law and order (which often failed or had questionable results), and the myriad of colorful characters and events that made Montana what it is today.