Publisher's Synopsis
"The New All-too-True-Blue History of Montana" is a creative history of Montana (or an "alternative" history, if you will). Events that are covered include, but are not limited to: Time Immemorial - Plain Indians and Fancy Animals 1806 -- Bill Clark Signs a Tree 1862 -- Grasshopper Rush 1864 -- Territoryhood 1866 to 1868 - Red Cloud's War 1872 -- Yellowstone (First National Park) 1876 - Custer's Boo-Boo 1877 -- Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Late 1870s - Cattle Drive from Texas 1882 & 1883 - Five Hundred Fifty Five Blackfeet 1888 - Headwaters of the Missouri River Discovered 1910 - Glacier National Park 1943 -- Smith Mine disaster 1952 -- "High Noon" Movie 1993 -- "A River Runs Through It" Movie All of the events have explanatory images to help you visualize the history lessons.
