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Not in Precious Metals Alone: A Manuscript History of Montana
by The Staff of The Montana Historical Society
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0917298012
- ISBN 13
- 9780917298011
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
Helena, Montana: The Staff of The Montana Historical Society, 1976. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x8x1. First edition. A few small tears to jacket edges. Cloth spine foxed and leans to the right. 1976 Large Hardcover. xi, 296 pp. This collection of previously unpublished historical documents includes a number of items dealing with Salish and Kootenai history in the 19th century. Includes Pierre Pichette's recollection of his grandmother's search for a vision (p. 55-56), a letter from Chief Charlo to Governor Edgerton about the theft of horses by Flathead tribal members against white settlers (p. 56-57), the Bitterroot removal of Charlo's band (p. 61-62), and Conko's expressed resignation toward the progress of white ways (p. 270).
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- Yesterday's Muse Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2340067
- Title
- Not in Precious Metals Alone: A Manuscript History of Montana
- Author
- The Staff of The Montana Historical Society
- Format/Binding
- Large Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0917298012
- ISBN 13
- 9780917298011
- Publisher
- The Staff of The Montana Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Helena, Montana
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 11x8x1
- Keywords
- AMERICANA AMERICAN HISTORY MONTANA
- X weight
- 55 oz
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