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New Haven, London, Yale University Press; H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1955.
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In these pages you will come to fall in love with a ruggedly diverse and strikingly beautiful state, a land that takes hold and won't let go. Montana: High, Wide, and Handsome is widely recognized as a classic history and delightful ode to the idiosyncratic personalities, restless landscape, unforgettable peoples, and lively history of the Treasure State. William Kittredge provides a new introduction for this edition.
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LibraryThing member sounding
Kinsey-Howard was not a historian, he was a journalist and activist in Montana during the mid-20th century. This book is a fascinating and readable introduction to Montana history which can be wonderful or horrible, depending on who writes it! Kinsey-Howard's book shares qualities of very good
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travel-writing, it is engaging and exciting, covers a wide range of topics many historians don't seem to notice. The book is divided into chapters that stand alone, and is excellent grounding for those visiting the state who would like a deeper understanding of the forces at work in the Rocky Mountain west. Show Less
LibraryThing member pbenson92025
The first 3/4 are interesting, the last quarter reads like a polemical editorial.
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