Montana gained much popularity only after gold was discovered there in 1862. Bozeman montana history is still alive with the remnants of bygone days and sustains a local heritage that can still be found throughout the community with nine historical districts and more that 40 individual properties listed on the national. Montana historical society museum store home facebook. Indians, emigrants, and gold provides a monthbymonth account of montanas creation at the height of the american civil war beginning with the vigilante hangings in bannack and virginia city and ending with the first appearance of calamity jane in the new territory, this book invites readers. The museum is open june 1 through september 30 and by appointment in the off season. Montana book of days365 days365 storiesthe short course in montana history. A history of two centuries first appeared in 1976 and immediately became the standard work in its field. The rocky mountains, valleys and yellow rangeland would make you fall in love with montana. List of books and articles about montana history online. The north butte mining disaster of 1917 by michael punke, a terrible glory. In addition to the provisions of the state constitution, adopted a month before montana was granted official statehood, this scarce pamphlet contains an address to the people of montana discussing the character of the constitution. It more than makes up for that with great accounts of the earlier history. High, wide and handsome is widely recognized as a classic history and delightful ode to the idiosyncratic personalities, restless.
Youll get a lot of political news, especially on how montana made the transition from a territory to a state. Fully twenty percent of the text is new or revised, incorporating the results of new research and new interpretations dealing with pre history, native american studies, oral history, and recent political history. Top 10 books on montana history best book recommendations. We have posted much of the material as pdf files, which can be viewed and printed with adobe acrobat reader. Montana resources for local history and genealogy by state.
The maps section of the toolbar contains printable pdf files of blank montana maps to download and print. The library collection comprises books and pamphlets, newspapers and periodicals, maps, federal and state publications, posters and musical scores, as well as. Montana in miniature the pictorial history of montana from early exploration to early statehood. The three forks area historical society is a nonprofit 501 3c organization which operates the headwaters heritage museum in three forks, montana.
From the vigilantes of montana to the story of marias pass, from billings geological society guidebook, fourth annual field conference september 10, 11, 12, 1953 to the frightful punishment, we can help you find the montana books you are looking for. As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and. The montana medicine shows genuine montana history by b. Naming montana offers a brief glimpse at the breadth of resources available at mhs and serves as a definitive guide to montana place names.
Montana famous people with biographical information and some links, from ereference desks 50 state learning resource guide. Montana historical society museum store, helena, mt. Other than topography it is its rich history which has been bestowed to date. The most successful farmers also raised sheep on their ranches. This book is a collection of episodes from the popular radio program, montana medicine show by derek strahn, that originates at kglt studios on the campus of montana state universitybozeman. A standard bibliography in the chicago manual of style, used in the humanities and in most modern history books is arranged alphabetically by author, and then chronologically by their works. With more than sixty books in print, the mhs press has reached a broad audience and earned a reputation as one of the most respected publishers of western history in the high. If you go to amazon and type in montana history youll come up with more than 100 pages of books. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. If you dont see your bozeman history character on the list, please leave a message at. Buy a history of montana by helen fitzgerald sanders online at alibris.
Like most montana history books, this one only goes up to around the 1950s before becoming a bit thin on content. The greatest books ever written about montana the billings gazette. Title map of central montana, the montana railroad, september 1, 1899. Published since 1951, montana the magazine of western history showcases the people, places, and events that shaped the state and the western region. The research for naming montana is based upon more than one hundred years of montana history. The story of montana by kate hammond fogarty, 1916, the a. Selected fulltext books and articles from wilderness to statehood. Montana resources for local history and genealogy by. Map of central montana, the montana railroad, september 1.
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We invite you to orient yourself by taking a guided tour or by reading through this introduction and exploring the site on your own. History of montana, 17391885 the online books page. A history of its discovery and settlement, social and commercial progress, mines and miners, agriculture and stockgrowing, churches, schools and societies, indians and indian wars, vigilantes, courts of justice, newspaper press, navigation, railroads and statistics, with histories of counties, cities, villages and mining camps. A montana alphabet discover america state by state. The headwaters heritage museum, now celebrating thirty years in operation, is located in downtown three forks, montana at 202 s. Wilderness guide and author don thomas offers a series of personal ecological reflections on subjects as grand as the grizzly, as controversial as the wolf and as obscure as the upland plover. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about the state of montana. Being a correct and impartial narrative of the chase, trial, capture, and execution of henry plummers road agent band, together with accounts of the lives and crimes of many of the robbers and desperadoes by thomas j. History of montana, 17391885 1978 edition open library.
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