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The Montana Stranglers in Dakota Territory - Ron N. Berget

The Montana Stranglers in Dakota Territory - Ron N. Berget

The saga of The Montana Stranglers in Dakota Territory embodies the violence and vigilantism of the Old West In the early 1880s, desperate characters left over from the fur trade began robbing arriving settlers in the wilderness of Eastern Montana and Northwestern Dakota Territory. Gangs of horse thieves sprang out of camps from the Musselshell in Montana, along the Missouri into Dakota Territory, up into Mouse River-Dogden Butte country and ending at Turtle Mountain. Cattlemen and homesteaders formed..

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Cold War Montana - Bog af Ken Robison - Hardback

Cold War Montana - Bog af Ken Robison - Hardback

Home to some of the most powerful nuclear missile systems in the world, Montana played an indispensable role in the war against Communism. Utilizing the Lend-Lease pipeline, Soviet spies ferried stolen nuclear and industrial secrets, loaded in diplomatic pouches, from Great Falls to the Soviet Union. Army nurse Lieutenant Diane Carlson served as an angel of mercy at the Pleiku Evacuation Hospital in the Central Highlands in Vietnam. Young Montana smokejumper Hog Daniels joined the CIA's secret war..

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Montana State's Golden Bobcats - Bog af Paul R Wylie - Hardback

Montana State's Golden Bobcats - Bog af Paul R Wylie - Hardback

\Ashworth Cat Thompson and brothers Frank and Orland Ward didn't know what to expect when they left southern Utah in the Fall of 1926. They arrived in Bozeman to play on the Montana State College basketball team under charismatic coach and fellow Utah native Ott Romney and Assistant Coach Schubert Dyche. Teamed with Montana products Brick Breeden and Max Worthington the following season, the core formed one of the best teams in the country. Despite Romney returning to Provo at the end of 1928, the..

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Montana Territory and the Civil War: A Frontier Forged on the Battlefield - Ken Robison

Montana Territory and the Civil War: A Frontier Forged on the Battlefield - Ken Robison

In 1862, gold discoveries brought thousands of miners to camps along Grasshopper Creek. By 1864, the Federal government had carved the Montana Territory out of the existing Idaho and Dakota Territories. Gold from Montana Territory fueled the Union war effort, yet loyalties were mixed among the miners. In this compelling collection of stories, historian Ken Robison illustrates how Southern sympathizers and Union loyalists, deserters and veterans, freed slaves and former slaveholders living side by..

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Montana Horse Racing - Bog af Brenda Wahler - Hardback

Montana Horse Racing - Bog af Brenda Wahler - Hardback

For centuries, on prairie grasslands, dusty streets and racing ovals, everyday Montanans participated in the sport of kings. More than a century after horses arrived in the region, Lewis and Clark's Nez Perce guides staged horse races at Traveler's Rest in 1806. In response to hazardous street races, the Montana legislature granted communities authority to ban \immoderate riding or driving.\ Helena led the way to respectable racing, with Madam Coady's fashion course hosting the first territorial..

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Lost Butte, Montana - Bog af Richard I. Gibson - Hardback

Lost Butte, Montana - Bog af Richard I. Gibson - Hardback

From the stately Queen Anne mansions of the West Side to the hastily constructed shanties of Cabbage Patch, Lost Butte, Montana traces the city s history through its architectural heritage. This book includes such highlights as the Grand Opera House, once graced by entertainers and cultural icons like Charlie Chaplin, Sarah Bernhardt and Mark Twain; the infamous brothels protested by reformer Carrie Nation, wielding her hatchet and sharp tongue; and the Columbia Gardens, built by copper king William..

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Hidden History of Helena, Montana - Bog af Ellen Baumler - Hardback

Hidden History of Helena, Montana - Bog af Ellen Baumler - Hardback

Distinguished by statesmen and magnates, Helena's history is colored with many other compelling characters and episodes nearly lost to time. Before achieving eminence in Deadwood, Sheriff Seth Bullock oversaw Montana Territory's first two legal hangings. The Seven Mile House was an oasis of vice for the parched, weary travelers entering the valley on the Benton Road, despite a tumultuous succession of ownership. The heritage of the Sieban Ranch and the saga of \King Kong\ Clayton, \the Joe Louis..

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Montana and the NFL - Bog af Brian D'Ambrosio - Hardback

Montana and the NFL - Bog af Brian D'Ambrosio - Hardback

Montanans' football obsession goes far beyond storied college programs. From Baker to Zurich, even the tiniest towns in Montana have sent players to the NFL. One of the most dominant offensive linemen of the 1940s was Anaconda's own Francis Cope, who earned All-Decade honors as a New York Giant. Elected to the Pro Football Hall of fame in 1991, MSU alum Jan Stenerud was the league's first soccer-style kicker. Pat Donovan, who earned a Super Bowl ring with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s, was named..

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Montana Entertainers: Famous and Almost Forgotten - Bog af Brian D'Ambrosio - Hardback

Montana Entertainers: Famous and Almost Forgotten - Bog af Brian D'Ambrosio - Hardback

Treasure State stars Gary Cooper and Myrna Loy found unparalleled success during the Golden Age of Hollywood. For more than a century, Montana has supplied a rich vein of entertainment and personality--from daredevils to dancers and even mimes. Born in Miles City in 1895, comedian Gilbert \Pee Wee\ Holmes played sidekick to such stars as Tom Mix. One-time Butte resident Julian Eltinge went on to become America's first famous female impersonator. There was Taylor Gordon, whose golden voice propelled..

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An Antietam Veteran's Montana Journey - Bog af Katharine Seaton Squires - Hardback

An Antietam Veteran's Montana Journey - Bog af Katharine Seaton Squires - Hardback

\In this recently unearthed memoir, Civil War veteran James Howard Lowell offers a firsthand account of his brutal journey west on a wagon train attacked by Indian Dog Soldiers. The Boston Yank staggers snow blind through a Laramie Plains blizzard to reach Salt Lake City, where he meets Brigham Young. In Montana, he joins an old forty-niner to work a mining claim, practices 'tomahawk jurisprudence' in Fort Benton and builds a mackinaw to head downriver through Deadman Rapids to trade with the Crow..

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World War I Montana: The Treasure State Prepares - Bog af Ken Robison - Paperback

World War I Montana: The Treasure State Prepares - Bog af Ken Robison - Paperback

\Montana's cowboys, miners, foresters, farmers and nurses entered World War I in April 1917 under the battle cry that would resonate on the battlefields in France--\Powder River, Let 'Er Buck!\ Montana men served in a greater percentage per capita than any other state. Hundreds responded to the call, including local women and minorities, from the nation's first congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin, to young women serving as combat nurses on the front lines. Additionally, the state provided vital supplies..

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Confederates in Montana Territory: In the Shadow of Price's Army - Ken Robison

Confederates in Montana Territory: In the Shadow of Price's Army - Ken Robison

\Confederate veterans flocked to the Montana Territory at the end of the Civil War. Seeking new opportunities after enduring the hardships of war, these men and their families made a lasting impact on the region. Their presence was marked across the territory in places like Confederate Gulch and Virginia City. Now meet the fascinating characters who came to Big Sky country after the war, including guerrillas who fought with William Quantrill and Bloody Bill Anderson, as well as cavalrymen who rode..

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