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Par Fred Reinfeld. 1966
To link California to the Missouri frontier, an adventurous businessman created the Pony Express. Though it lasted just eighteen months,…
this rapid communications system, the first of the kind, found a lasting place in American history. For high school and adult readersPar Elizabeth Chester Fisk. 1989
Pioneer Fisk (1846-1893) left Connecticut with her husband in 1867 to join the Montana gold rush and settle in Helena.…
Her letters back to New England friends and relatives are filled with her reactions to life on the frontierPar Andy Adams. 1964
Having spent 12 years in the saddle, Adams is able to give a compelling first-hand account about cowboy life and…
a cattle drive he made from Texas to the Blackfeet Agency in his early 20s. His "log" is a classic and authentic description of trail men and their work, cow horses and range cattlePar Luther S Kelly. 1973
In his memoirs, Luther "Yellowstone" Kelly recounts his adventures while hunting and trapping in the northwest, particularly Montana. His extensive…
experience made him an invaluable scout with the U.S. Army, when the military was exploring the frontier and setting up outpostsPar Gary A Wilson. 1989
The story of Montana cowboy, rustler, policeman, rodeo performer & promoter; "Long George" Francis. The events of Francis' dramatic life…
and death produced a legendary figure whose deeds were blown out of proportion creating Havre, MT's "outlaw," and the proclaimed Robin Hood of the Milk River countryPar Patrick T Tucker. 1987
Pat "Tommy" Tucker was C.M. Russell's mentor and friend. Looking backward to a culture now past, Tucker writes about his…
association with Russell during the cowboy artist's first years on the range. His tall tales and yarns recount cowboy culture as it really was; a man's world full of hard work and abundant comraderie, with little feminine influence. For high school and adult readersPar Hughie Call. 1964
A mother's loving tribute to her daughter's special world. Born on her parents Montana sheep ranch, young Wezie Call filled…
her days with the companionship of animals, including horses, geese, sheep and a herd of turkeys. Call tells of her daughter's bond with the animals with sensitivity and charm. For high school and adult readersPar Carroll Van West. 1986
A unique book of Montana history arranged by geographic areas. This book not only tells of Montana's people, but is…
full of interesting information about historical landmarks and natural land formations. Fun and informative for the car trip or the armchair travelerPar Alice Clink Schumacher. 1988
Homestead humor reflected in short stories and vignettes by two Montana writers. Both authors were products of homestead life, and…
both were personally acquainted with numerous Montana pioneers. For high school and adult readersPar Jo Rainbolt. 1992
The twilight era of the Montana horseback cowhand from 1900-1940, addresses a usually overlooked chapter in the history of Montana…
by examining the experiences of a few individuals whose cowboying days spanned the years just before and after World War I, a time when large open-range operations were rapidly coming to an end and mechanization of the cattle industry had not yet gotten far. For high school and adult readersPar Rick Bass. 1992
Mike Jimenez, a wildlife biologist, is assigned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to follow the "Ninemile Wolf Pack"…
in a narrow valley of northwest Montana on the Idaho border. The story presents a compelling case for the reintroduction of wolves into Montana. Strong languagePar Frances Marie Antoinette Mack Roe. 1981
The author, the city-bred wife of an infantry lieutenant, vividly describes the pleasures and limitations of camp and garrison life…
between 1871-1888. Adapting handily to the demands of wilderness living, she conveys a real appreciation for those special events such as parties and celebrations which made life on the outpost bearable. For high school and adult readersPar John H Monnett. 1987
Taking from nature what they could find, early pioneers made the best Christmas they could until civilization caught up with…
them. In these stories the author illustrates the sometimes novel, sometimes sentimental, and sometimes austere adaptations our pioneer ancestors in the early West incorporated into their celebrations of Christmas. For high school and adult readersPar Johnny France. 1986
Olympic-class athlete Kari Swenson had been abducted while jogging on an isolated mountain trail near Big Sky, Montana. In this…
true account, sheriff Johnny France tells of his grueling and frustrating hunt for her kidnappers and the desperate confrontation between the rescue party and Don and Dan Nichols, father and son survivalists, who had lived alone for years in the wilderness. For high school and adult readersPar Sue Hart. 2006
This anthology features forty Montana women writers representing a spectrum of voices and perspectives ranging from women of the plains…
to women in small towns. The collection includes works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Contains explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong languagePar A. B. Guthrie. 1988
A two-part book which traces the evolution and expression of environmental themes in the life and literature of A. B.…
Guthrie, Jr. and presents a collection of twenty-two of his environmental essays and speech texts. A recurring theme in Guthrie's talks and writings is "excess via too-rapid growth" and the subsequent dwindling of America's wealth of wilderness and wildlifePar Ken Egan, Ken Egan Jr. 2014
Par Mike Cox. 2011
This is the tale of Herman Lehmann's captivity among the Southern Plains Apache during the 1870's. Adopted by a war…
chief, Lehmann was trained as an Apache warrior. He grew to love these people and waged merciless war against their Native American and white enemies. Against his will, he was returned to his family in 1879. The final chapters relate his difficult readjustment to Anglo life. Lehmann's unapologetic narrative is extraordinary for its warm embrace of Native Americans and its stinging appraisal of Anglo society. ViolencePar Judy Alter. 2007
Don Martin de Leon was the only Tejano empresario to settle a colony in Texas, in the days before statehood.…
Other empresarios, such as Moses Austin and Sterling C. Robertson, were Anglos who had been drawn to Texas by the lure of the land. De Leon established his colony in southeast Texas, near the Gulf Coast, and founded the city of Victoria. He and his four sons governed the colony. For grades 3-6