Taming Big Sky Country

Author : Jon Axline
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625853653
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taming Big Sky Country written by Jon Axline and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drives this breathtaking did not come easy. Cruising down Montana's scenic highways, it's easy to forget that traveling from here to there once was a genuine adventure. The state's major routes evolved from ancient Native American trails into four-lane expressways in a little over a century. That story is one of difficult, groundbreaking and sometimes poor engineering decisions, as well as a desire to make a journey faster, safer and more comfortable. It all started in 1860, when John Mullan hacked a wagon road over the formidable Rocky Mountains to Fort Benton. It continued until the last section of interstate highway opened to traffic in 1988. Montana Department of Transportation historian Jon Axline charts a road trip through the colorful and inspiring history of trails, roads and superhighways in Big Sky Country.

Author : Jon Axline
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540212948
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taming Big Sky Country written by Jon Axline and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2015-03-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drives this breathtaking did not come easy. Cruising down Montana's scenic highways, it's easy to forget that traveling from here to there once was a great adventure. The state's major routes evolved from ancient Native American trails into four-lane expressways in a little over a century. That story is one of difficult, groundbreaking and sometimes poor engineering decisions, as well as a desire to make a journey faster, safer and more comfortable. It all started in 1860, when John Mullan hacked a wagon road over the formidable Rocky Mountains to Fort Benton. It continued until the last section of interstate highway opened to traffic in 1988. Montana Department of Transportation historian Jon Axline charts a road trip through the colorful and inspiring history of trails, roads and superhighways in Big Sky Country.

Author : Jon Axline
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1626198527
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taming Big Sky Country written by Jon Axline and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drives this breathtaking did not come easy. Cruising down Montana's scenic highways, it's easy to forget that traveling from here to there once was a genuine adventure. The state's major routes evolved from ancient Native American trails into four-lane expressways in a little over a century. That story is one of difficult, ground-breaking and sometimes wrong engineering decisions, as well as a desire to make a journey faster, safer and more comfortable. It all started in 1860 when John Mullan hacked a wagon road over the formidable Rocky Mountains to Fort Benton. It continued until the last section of interstate highway opened to traffic in 1988. Montana Department of Transportation historian Jon Axline charts a road trip through the colorful and inspiring history of trails, roads and superhighways in Big Sky Country.

Author : Ellen Baumler and Jon Axline
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467144010
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Helena, Montana written by Ellen Baumler and Jon Axline and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguished by statesmen and magnates, Helena's history is colored with many other compelling characters and episodes nearly lost to time. Before achieving eminence in Deadwood, Sheriff Seth Bullock oversaw Montana Territory's first two legal hangings. The Seven Mile House was an oasis of vice for the parched, weary travelers entering the valley on the Benton Road, despite a tumultuous succession of ownership. The heritage of the Sieban Ranch and the saga of "King Kong" Clayton, "the Joe Louis of the Mat," faded from public memory. From unraveling the myths of Chinatown to detailing the lives of red-light businesswomen and the Canyon Ferry flying saucer hoax, revered local historians Ellen Baumler and Jon Axline team up to preserve a compendium of Helena's yesteryear.

Author : Jon Axline
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439672725
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Montana Highway Tales written by Jon Axline and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of Montana's exciting history is visible from its storied highways. Visit a segment of the historic Bozeman Trail overlooking Virginia City, where vigilantes hanged public nuisance Joseph Alfred Slade just as his wife attempted a horseback rescue. Discover the saga of adultery, attempted murder and eventual triumph that occurred at a single stone building in the Browns Gulch area of Butte. On Highway 308 east of Red Lodge, learn more about the tragic 1943 Smith Mine disaster, where a methane explosion trapped and killed seventy-three miners. The catastrophe triggered investigations at the state and national level that resulted in improvements in mine safety. With more than two dozen stories, historian Jon Axline provides a front-seat view of the Treasure State's thrilling past, forgotten characters and overlooked oddities found by the wayside.

Author : Jackie Merritt
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1459213459
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tough To Tame written by Jackie Merritt and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I knew a woman on the ranch would disrupt my peace—and I sure was right." Jake Banyon had his hands full catching a wild stallion without wrangling with a fiery Carly Paxton. His boss's daughter's unexpected invasion of his hard-earned privacy posed a threat to Jake's loner status. The explosive temptress was all dangerous curves, yet her eyes said commitment—just the kind of woman Jake had vowed to avoid. But he hadn't anticipated the gut-wrenching longing she stirred in him—or the unexpected desire to be tamed by love...

Author : Jon Axline
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439657130
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beartooth Highway: A History of America’s Most Beautiful Drive written by Jon Axline and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traversing the spectacular Beartooth Highway in Montana and Wyoming is an unforgettable experience. The unspoiled mountain scenery along the highway inspired famed news correspondent Charles Kuralt to label it "America's most beautiful drive," yet the story behind this engineering marvel is largely unknown. It is an epic account of man versus nature to construct a road through unforgiving wilderness. Built during the height of the Great Depression and rising 10,947 feet above sea level, the Beartooth Highway sparked an economic boom in Red Lodge, Cooke City and Yellowstone National Park. Understandably, it continues to leave a profound impression on people privileged to drive it. Historian Jon Axline tells the exciting and colorful narrative behind the origins and construction of the Beartooth Highway.

Author : Jon Axline
Publisher : Montana Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780972152266
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conveniences Sorely Needed written by Jon Axline and published by Montana Historical Society. This book was released on 2005 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although fast-disappearing, Montana's historic bridges are an integral and often overlooked part of Montana's landscape. This book tells the stories of those bridges and how they shaped the development of the Treasure State from the early horse-and-buggy days to the car culture of the post-World War II era.

Author : Gretchen E. Minton
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826361579
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare in Montana written by Gretchen E. Minton and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing more than two centuries of history, Shakespeare in Montana uncovers a vast array of different voices that capture the state’s love affair with the world’s most famous writer. From mountain men, pioneers, and itinerant acting companies in mining camps to women’s clubs at the turn of the twentieth century and the contemporary popularity of Shakespeare in the Parks throughout Montana, the book chronicles the stories of residents across this incredible western state who have been attracted to the words and works of Shakespeare. Minton explores this unique relationship found in the Treasure State and provides considerable insight into the myriad places and times in which Shakespeare’s words have been heard and discussed. By revealing what Shakespeare has meant to the people of Montana, Minton offers us a better understanding of the state’s citizens and history while providing a key perspective on Shakespeare’s enduring global influence.

Author : Alfred Bertram Guthrie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780395083932
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Sky written by Alfred Bertram Guthrie and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The West of the 1840's and its mountain men are depicted in a tale of adventure having to do with fur trapping, Indian fighting and the development of the land.