Historic Photos of Montana
Montana is a land known for soaring vistas, towering peaks, and a rich heritage. The nearly 200 photographs in this collection celebrate the unique history of America’s fourth-largest state. Ride along as photographers document life on the state’s seven Indian reservations. Witness the birth, and sometimes death, of Montana’s rough-and-tumble cities. Drawn from national and regional collections, Historic Photos of Montana offers a window into a vibrant past.
Whether taken atop a mountain in Glacier National Park, or on the banks of the Yellowstone River, these photos tell stories that celebrate the people of Big Sky Country. There are images of cowboys and loggers and miners, of course, but also of shopkeepers and schoolchildren, of politicians and housewives and other ordinary citizens who made their home in Montana. Sit back and enjoy the stories these photos tell, stories rich with the majesty, grandeur, and colorful history of the Treasure State.
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Book details
- Author
- Gary Glynn
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Photography › History - Topics
- Montana history · historical photography · American West · Native American reservations · Glacier National Park · frontier life · pictorial history · black-and-white photography
- ISBN-13
- 9781684420384
About the author
GARY GLYNN is a fourth-generation Montanan and the author of more than twenty years' worth of writing on Montana history. His recent books include That Beautiful Little Post: The Story of Fort Missoula, Remembering Montana and Historic Photos of Montana.
Glynn holds a degree in natural resource management from the University of Montana School of Forestry and has served on the Board of Trustees for the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula. His work has appeared in American History, Montana Magazine, Aviation History, World War II and Montana West.
When he’s not writing, Glynn contributes to newspaper coverage of historical topics, including regular work for the Missoulian during its award-winning coverage of the 50th anniversary of World War II. Much of his nonfiction examines Montana’s place in American history.