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On Writing: Narrative History Requires More Than Getting the Facts Right
It’s my job to present old stories for today’s readers. I want people to read straight through my stuff and say: “That’s interesting.”
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An Event: Presenting at Beavertail Hill Park Was Great Fun
After my wife, Tam, and I arrived at Beavertail Hill State Park on Friday, we chose a campsite and began setting up. Then something clicked inside our RV and all the doors locked tight. We were left outside with only the clothes on our backs and the stuff in our pockets. Fortunately, the stuff in…
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An Event: Win An Autographed Copy of Adventures in Yellowstone
I need your help. I’ve been working on my presentation of “Sidesaddles and Geysers: Women’s Adventures in Early Yellowstone that will be at Beavertail Hill State Park southeast of Missoula this Friday at 8 p.m. It’s part of a 12-week series at the park on Women in Montana History. The event, which is sponsored by the Humanities Montana Speakers…
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A Tale: Osborne Russell Tangles With Blackfeet — 1839
“The Indian who shot me was within eight feet and made a spring towards me with his uplifted battle-axe.”
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Adventures in Yellowstone Crackes Top One Percent on Amazon
There are two kinds of People who should read Adventures in Yellowstone this summer: those who plan to visit the park, and those who don’t.
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On Writing: Cubism, Narrative History and the Nez Perce
“Like a Cubist painting, the final narrative won’t always arrange things in the way that people are used to seeing them, but I hope it will be compelling and enlightening.”