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Horner, John R. (Jack), and James Gorman.
Digging Dinosaurs.
New York: Harper Collins,
1990. A popular science book for good reason, it redefined the way we think of dinosaurs
as parents.
Howard, Joseph Kinsey.
Montana: High, Wide and Handsome.
Lincoln, NE: University of
Nebraska Press, 1943. Before Big Sky, this compelling text was the source of one of
Montana's earliest tag lines.
Hungry Wolf, Adolf, and Beverly Hungry Wolf, compilers.
Indian Tribes of the Northern
Rockies.
Skookumchuck, Canada: Good Medicine Books, 1993. With historic photos and
copies of treaties, this volume offers a well-rounded cultural and historic overview of nu-
merous tribes.
MacDonald, Douglas H.
Montana Before History.
Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publish-
ing, 2012. An excellent look at archaeological sites across the state, this topic dives into
the oldest known evidence of humans in Montana and how they lived.
MacGregor, Carol Lynn, editor.
The Journals of Patrick Gass.
Missoula, MT: Mountain
Press Publishing, 1997. A well-edited and annotated version of the journals of Patrick
Gass, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, this work focuses on the day-to-day
activities of the Corps of Discovery.
Malone, Michael P., editor.
Montana Century: 100 Years in Pictures and Words.
Helena,
MT: Falcon Publishing, 1999. This gorgeous coffee-table book looks at the faces, places,
and events that shaped Montana in the 20th century.
Malone, Michael P., Richard B. Roeder, and William L. Lang.
Montana: A History of Two
Centuries.
Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1991. First written in
1976, this authoritative history of Montana deals with prehistory, Native American stud-
ies, ethnic history, women's studies, oral history, and contemporary political history.
Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman.
Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society
Press, 2009. Written over the course of two years by five staff members from the
Montana Historical Society Research Center, this topic is backed by extensive research
and access to the best historians in the state.
Munn, Debra D.
Montana Ghost Stories.
Helena, MT: Riverbend Publishing, 2007. A fun
read for ghost lovers, this short volume spins tales of 11 favorite Montana ghosts.
