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Title: Montana: A History of Two Centuries by Michael P. Malone, Richard B. Roeder, William L. Lang ISBN: 0-295-97129-0 Publisher: University of Washington Press Pub. Date: June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Haven't read it yet...
Comment: Michael Malone, who has since passed away, was a great scholar. I have his previous writings and intend to read this book as part of research for my own historical fiction project. The Emmons book is also first class and I would recommend both Malone's early writings and Emmons book. The "Copper Camp" written during the Works project is worth looking at but keep it in historical perspective. It is racist to the extreme, in the manner in which it deals with the Native American population.

Rating: 3
Summary: Great subject matter, but heavy reading ...
Comment: This is what most people would call the "definitive" one-volume history of Montana, and I'd have to agree. Written primarily to serve as a testbook for college-level history courses, this is a comprehensive, balanced, and detailed overview of Montana's fascinating history. All three authors knew the state extraordinarily well, and clearly loved its past. (Both Malone and Roeder taught history at Montana State University, and Malone later served as the school's president; Lang edited the Montana Historical Society's journal.)

Still, it's difficult to recommend this book to the casual reader. By striving so diligently for completeness and balance, the authors created a product that is weighty, dense, and largely without style. Montana's vibrant, spirited history has been rendered lifeless here, and reading this book can be very slow going. As a professional historian, I find it to be a great reference tool, but its not something that most folks will want to read for fun. Instead, you might consider these two evocative and beautifully-written histories of the state: Joseph Kinsey Howard's "Montana: High, Wide, and Handsome" and K. Ross Toole's "Montana: An Uncommon Land." Both are classics in their field, and are wonderful reads.

Rating: 4
Summary: Wonderful overview.
Comment: I am from Montana and have never really learned the history. I became interested after seeing a Montana Historical Society art showing. They recommended this book as the best general review out there. It is rare that any author can capture Montana's extrordinary beauty with words, but Mr. Malone does that surprisingly well. I would have to agree with the Historical Society that this is a great book for people unfamilier with Montana's diverse and amazing history.

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