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9780762736249

Still Speaking Ill of the Dead : More Jerks in Montana History

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  • ISBN13:

    9780762736249

  • ISBN10:

    0762736240

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-01-01
  • Publisher: TwoDot
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Summary

Selected from the increasingly popular Montana History Conference session--Jerks in Montana History--this collection of Montana Hall of Shame members includes Lewis and Clark's infamous guide Toussaint Charbonneau, Helena's notorious newspaper editor Will Campbell, tales from the secret lives of Mary Anne Eckert, and many more. Still Speaking Ill of the Dead carefully documents and exposes the lives of individual men, women, laws, and corporations to uncover a complicated and fascinating history of Montana and its people.

Author Biography

The book is edited by Jon Axline and Jodie Foley and has the following contributing authors: Jon Axline, Ellen Baumler, Jodie Foley, Kristin Gallas, Angie Gifford, Lyndel Meikle, and Dave Walter.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
INTRODUCTION ix
Jon Axline and Jodie Foley
FOIL FOR THE GOOD GUYS: TOUSSAINT CHARBONNEAU 1(9)
Kristin L. Gallas
SIMON PEPIN: REPREHENSIBLE "FATHER OF HAVRE" 10(9)
Dave Walter
HAYMARKET SQUARE: ANATOMY OF A LYNCHING 19(14)
Angie Gifford and Dave Walter
THE LIFE AND PECULIAR DEATH OF "LONG GEORGE" FRANCIS 33(8)
Dave Walter
PATRIOTS GONE BERSERK: THE MONTANA COUNCIL OF DEFENSE, 1917-1918 41(12)
Dave Walter
IN LEAGUE WITH THE DEVIL: BOONE HELM AND "LIVER-EATIN' JOHNSTON" 53(9)
Jon Axline
POISON PEN: WILL CAMPBELL, HELENA'S NOTORIOUS NEWSPAPER EDITOR 62(9)
Jon Axline
JOHN X. BEIDLER: VIGILANTE, EXECUTIONER, AND PINT-SIZE BULLY 71(6)
Jon Axline
THE SECRETS AND LIES OF MARY ANNE ECKERT 77(11)
Ellen Baumler
WINE, WOMEN, AND WHIZ WAGONS: THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF VERA PROSSER 88(11)
Jodie Foley
FELONY AND THE FAIRER SEX: VIOLENCE AND PERCEPTION IN THE CASES OF EDITH COLBY AND BESSIE SMITH 99(12)
Jodie Foley
SELL AMERICA FIRST: HOMESTEADING ERA PROMOTIONS 111(10)
Lyndel Meikle
LEGISLATIVE LUNACY: A SAMPLING OF MONTANA'S LOONEY LAWS AND LEGISLATIVE HIGH JINKS 121(8)
Lyndel Meikle
MONTANA WASTEWATER WOES: GOING WITH THE FLOW 129(8)
Lyndel Meikle
INDEX 137(8)
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 145

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