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On May 14, 1866, Perry Burgess summed up the expectations and hopes of countless westering Americans when he wrote in his diary: "packed up and started on our journey toward the land of gold." Here are stories of the prospectors, freighters, wives, and merchants who, like Burgess, traveled the Bozeman Trail in search of fortune, adventure, or a new life. A shortcut from the Platte River Road to the Montana goldfields, the Bozeman Trail was rel...

In 1824 Brig. Gen. Henry Atkinson and Indian Agent Benjamin O'Fallon traveled up the Missouri River, along with 475 soldiers of the First and Sixth Infantry regiments. Their mission: to negotiate peace treaties with tribes along the Missouri River and to secure their promise to trade exclusively with American citizens. It was hoped this combination of military power and proffered friendship would put an end to Indian attacks on American fur tr...

The sixth volume in the "Montana Mainstreet" series, "A Guide to Historic Missoula" points readers to the buildings, historic sites, and parks that act as monuments to Missoula's--and Montana's--history.

In honor of the Capitol's centennial, the building's history is described back to its construction 100 years ago. Lavishly illustrated, the volume provides a long overdue tribute to this crown jewel of Montana architecture. 27 photos. 45 illustrations.

Keyed to official highway maps, this richly illustrated guide leads the traveler to virtually every principal landmark associated with the war.

A rich and varied tapestry, this book looks at the people, cultures, places, and events that shaped present-day Montana from Plentywood to Butte, Great Falls to Virginia City, and Billings to Browning.

This wonderful collection--based on oral testimony, diaries, journals, and newspaper accounts--presents an eerie history of the state's legendary mining towns.

Smoke Wars traces the struggle against air pollution in southwestern Montana from the fight to abolish open-heap roasting to the fight against toxic emissions released from the great stacks of the Anaconda Reduction Works.

These five legends, recorded by Sioux storytellers and illustrated by Indian artists, have been handed down for generations among the Sioux. Whether you are a child or an adult, these stories offer a fascinating entree into Sioux culture.

Provides an authentic window into life on the Flathead Indian Reservation and pre-reservation Salish history, and particularly the Salish' relationship to the buffalo through oral interviews conducted in the 1920s and 1930s and preserved by the Montana Writers Project.

A first-person narrative of the raucous, sometimes murderous life among bonanza miners.

Schullery's book details the ecological history of Yellowstone National Park.

For over a hundred years, the Arlee Fourth of July Celebration, or Powwow, on the Flathead Reservation has brought people together to honor the traditions of the Salish. This book by Salish teacher and spiritual advisor Johnny Arlee offers a tribute to this longstanding event.

From alders to yellowbells, 60 Montana plants are featured in this guide. Each illustrated entry also gives a detailed description of the plant and its habitat and range.

Covering lives and careers of Montana's political legends, Joseph K. Toole, Ella Knowles, Joseph M. Dixon, Thomas Walsh, Jeannette Rankin, Burton K. Wheeler, James E. Murray, Mike Mansfield, and Lee Metcalf, "Mavericks "is essential reading for Montanans, those interested in the dynamics of politics, and general readers wishing to gain a greater understanding of our nation's political heritage as exemplified in the lives of nine dedicated indi...

Developed by the Salish Culture Committee, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Copublished with Salish Kootenai College Press In Mary Quequesah's Love Story, a tale from the buffalo-hunting era of the nineteenth century, Mary Quequesah confronts the difficulties of love. After Mary's husband leaves her, a wise old woman dreams of her sorrow and tells her how to win him back.

Legacy' provides a thorough examination of the Little Bighorn's historical significance and cultural impact from both white and Native American perspectives.

Susan Badger Doyle spent 10 years scouring archives and private collections for stories of the emigrants who traveled the Bozeman Trail. Included in these two volumes are every diary and the best of the reminiscences that she found.

An account of one woman's life in the West during the second half of the nineteenth century from growing up on the Montana mining frontier to her ascent to young womanhood on a farm in southern California.