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"Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley: A History"

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Early settlers called the Gallatin Valley the “valley of the flowers,” and John Bozeman dubbed it the “Garden of Montana.” In this lively narrative history, profusely illustrated with nearly 300 photographs, etchings, and maps, author Phyllis Smith brings to life the rich and colorful past of that fertile valley and its urban hub, the city of Bozeman, Montana.

Smith’s beautifully written text weaves together the stories of famous frontiersmen like John Bozeman (after whom the city and the historic trail were named), notorious events like the Battle of the Little Bighorn (the Bozeman Times was the first newspaper in the nation to report the battle), and extraordinary places like Yellowstone National Park (the park’s history is inextricably tied to that of the Gallatin Valley).

But Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley: A History is not just the story of the well-known and the remarkable. Phyllis Smith has dug deep into newspapers, memoirs, letters, and other sources and found thousands of details and scores of stories, most of them little known, that lend texture and depth to this portrait of a community. Her subjects range from agriculture to transportation, crime to recreation, entrepreneurship to the development of Montana State University, geology to architecture. The book features useful appendices, an extensive bibliography, and an index. Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley: A History is an essential addition to every Montanan’s bookshelf and will be welcomed by all those who love the history of the West.

By Montana author Phyllis Smith. 348 pages with black and white historical photographs, etchings, and maps. 8½” x 11”. Softbound.

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