Montana: A Cultural Medley

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Montana: A Cultural Medley
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Publisher : Farcountry Press
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ISBN-10 : 9781560376446
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Book Synopsis Montana: A Cultural Medley by : Robert R. Swartout, Jr.

Book excerpt: The whole is greater than the sum of the parts when Montana historian Robert Swartout gathers the fascinating stories of the state’s surprisingly diverse ethnic groups into this thought-provoking collection of essays. Fourteen chapters showcase an African American nightclub in Great Falls, a Japanese American war hero, the founding of a Metís community, Jewish merchants, and Dutch settlement in the Gallatin Valley, as well as stories of Irish, Scots, Chinese, Finns, Mexican Americans, European war brides, and more.


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