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This is a suggested
reading list for further research into Madison County, Montana.
If you know of other good local histories, please email the County
Coordinator.
A word about
Interlibrary Loans.....
For those of
you haven't tried "Interlibrary Loan" - it is the greatest
thing since ice cream! If you want to read a book that you can't
get locally talk to your librarian. Most US libraries participate
in the program. Write down the book title, author, and any other
details you may have such as publisher. Give it to your librarian
and she will order the book in for you. My library charges me between
$2-$5 to get any book that circulates in the country. The process
usually takes several weeks. The library calls you when it comes
in. Usually you can take the book home for several weeks. Some libraries
require you read the book on the premises. It depends on the policy
of the lending library and the value of the book. Some books are
so scarce that they don't circulate.
If you can't
obtain your book through interlibrary loan - there is still hope.
Make a trip to the Library of Congress in Washington DC some day.
They have a copy of almost every book ever published in the U.S.
Everyone needs to visit this wonderful repository at least once
in their life! And don't forget Ebay
- always a good source for obscure books, as is Amazon.com.
One final place to look - check out the local historical societies
- they usually have books and transcriptions available for sale
because sale of their transcriptions is one of their major sources
of funding.
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Golden
Gulch, The Story of Montana's Fabulous Alder Gulch
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by Dick Pace
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The
Vigilantes of Montana
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by Prof. Thos.
J. Dimsdale
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Vigilante
Days and Ways
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by Nathaniel
P. Langford
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Cowboy
Memories of Montana
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by Mark Perrault,
a story of growing up in the Madison River Valley
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Vigilantes
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by Hoffman Birney
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Perilous
Passage: A narrative of the Montana Gold Rush, 1862-1863
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Written by Edwin
Ruthven Purple and edited by Kenneth N. Owens. 211-page volume featuring
black and white photos and drawings, most antique reproductions.
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Golden
Treasure
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A history of
Bannack City, Montana, its environs, and events/trails associated
with the city during the 1860s written by Mable Ovitt. Copyright:
1954. Fully clothbound, 254-page volume. Illustrated with over two
dozen antique photos/documents as well as map endpages
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Alder
Gulch
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by Ernest Haycox
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Prospecting
for Gold, From Dogtown to Virginia City, 1852-1864
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by Granville
Stuart
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Gold
Camp
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by Larry Barsness
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X.
Beidler, Vigilante
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by William H.
Bertsche, Jr. and Helen Fitzgerald Sanders
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The
Frightful Punishment
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by Warren J.
Brier
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Montana's
Righteous Handmen
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by Lew L. Callaway
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Incident
at Big Sky
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by John France
and Malcolm McConnell
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Bannack:
Cradle of Montana
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by F. Lee Graves
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Days
on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865
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by Sarah Raymond
Herndon
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Montana
High, Wide and Handsome
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by Joseph Kinsey
Howard
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The
Bloody Bozeman
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by Dorothy Johnson
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Pioneer
Trails and Trials
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by Madison County
History Association, 1976
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Montana,
A History of Two Centuries
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by Michael P.
Malone and Richard B. Roeder
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Frontier
Woman: The Story of Mary Ronan as Told to Margaret Ronan
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by Margaret
Ronan,
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Montana:
Its Story and Biography, Vol. 1
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by Tom Stout
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Pioneering
in Montana: The Making of a State, 1864-87
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by Stuart Granville
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Reminiscences
of Alexander Toponce
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by Alexander
Toponce
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Montana
Pay Dirt
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by Muriel Sibell
Wolle
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