Montana Highway Tales: Curious Characters, Historic Sites and Peculiar Attractions

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• Jon Axline

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• 176 Seiten
• 7 Lesestunden

• Geschichte
• Karten & Reisen
• Transport
• Weltgeschichte

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Much of Montana's exciting history is visible from its storied highways. Visit a segment of the historic Bozeman Trail overlooking Virginia City, where vigilantes hanged public nuisance Joseph Alfred Slade just as his wife attempted a horseback rescue. Discover the saga of adultery, attempted murder and eventual triumph that occurred at a single stone building in the Browns Gulch area of Butte. On Highway 308 east of Red Lodge, learn more about the tragic 1943 Smith Mine disaster, where a methane explosion trapped and killed seventy-three miners. The catastrophe triggered investigations at the state and national level that resulted in improvements in mine safety. With more than two dozen stories, historian Jon Axline provides a front-seat view of the Treasure State's thrilling past, forgotten characters and overlooked oddities found by the wayside.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Einband: Paperback