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The Battle for Butte

Mining and Politics on the Northern Frontier, 1864–1906

Michael P Malone author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Washington Press

Published:17th Apr '06

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A classic history is back in print.

Presents the history of the political economy of Butte and Montana.

First published in 1981, The Battle for Butte has remained the best treatment of the influence of copper in the political history of Montana. "Fine history: rich in detail, full of finely drawn people, masterfully clear where the subject matter is most complex, constructed to preserve something of the tone and atmosphere of the age."-American Historical Review

"Malone’s superbly crafted narrative treats the political economy of Butte and Montana from the gold boom of the 1870s through the absorption of the copper independents by the Standard Oil financed Amalgamated Copper Company in the first decade of the twentieth century. . . . The Battle for Butte is fine history: rich in detail, full of finely drawn people, masterfully clear where the subject matter is most complex, constructed to preserve something of the tone and atmosphere of the age."

* American Historical Revi

ISBN: 9780295986074

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

301 pages