A rich and varied tapestry, Montana Legacy 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. Designed to make you think about Montana history in a new way, this anthology features sixteen essays chosen for their relevance, readability, and scholarship. The volume's editors carefully selected topics that range across two centuries from the fur trade to power deregulation - and expose Montana's cultural and geographical diversity. Join them in this exploration of Montana's past and gain a better understanding of Montana's future. (6 x 9, 392 pages, b&w photos)

The Whitmore brothers, as wild as the Montana Territory they love, struggle to find their place in a changing land. Horses are giving way to sputtering and lurching automobiles, lanterns replaced by electrification, outhouses to indoor privies, and Indians are increasingly regulated by the government. As if these changes aren't enough, now a crazy stroke of luck promises to change their lives forever. Can these three ragged vagabonds be tamed? One woman thinks so, and, with the help of an old Blackfeet Indian named Iron Wing, she's ready to hogtie the brother named Frank and call him her own. Montana Legacy, a gem of storytelling, is Jan Thacker's third novel and contains not only an in-depth peek at family interactions, but a huge dollop of her trademark humor. This carefully woven tale celebrates the settling of Montana while exploring and commemorating the noble lifestyle of Montana's Blackfeet Indians and the demise of these cherished ways of life in the name of progress. Montana Legacy is a somber, funny, full-of-life novel that is rich with the heritage of Montana and captures the bold spirit and passions of the people who dared to call this rugged land home.

Montana: A History of Two Centuries first appeared in 1976 and immediately became the standard work in its field. In this thoroughgoing revision, William L. Lang has joined Michael P. Malone and Richard B. Roeder in carrying forward the narrative to the 1990s. 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, ethnic history, women's studies, oral history, and recent political history. In addition, the bibliography has been updated and greatly expanded, new maps have been drawn, and new photographs have been selected.

Family secrets—and irresistible attraction—could cost this cowboy everything in Katie Frey’s sizzling Harlequin Desire debut! With his ranching legacy at stake, falling for his new hire is forbidden… Now that Nick Hartmann is the guardian of his orphaned niece, he needs to hire a tutor, fast, and Rose Kelly is the answer. But only if the Montana rancher can resist his overpowering desire for her. No less than control of his family’s land and legacy hangs in the balance. But his stunning new hire may not be who she seems. Will divided family loyalties, a fierce estate battle and Rose’s shocking secret cost Nick everything—including his heart? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry.

"She was the one person who shook Jesse McCord's quiet determination. She was the only one he ever let in, body and soul. Then suddenly Amy Parish was gone and the oldest McCord cousin devoted his life to the family ranch. Now Amy is back, offering to help Jesse find the McCord gold. Yet Jesse's not about to give her a second chance, and he hopes his pride will protect him from her irresistible charms. But under the wide prairie skies a dangerous, unseen enemy is fast closing in, threatening Amy and Jesse's very lives and the promise of their Montana Legacy"--Dust jacket.

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