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Vaughn Bill <1948-> |
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The last heir : the triumphs and tragedies of two Montana families / / Bill Vaughn |
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Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2022] |
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©2022 |
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ISBN |
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9781496231215 |
9781496229755 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (259 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Irish Americans - Montana |
Montana Biography |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- Preface -- 1. Without a Trace -- 2. First-Generation Americans -- 3. The Migrants -- 4. The Home Front -- 5. Girl Reporter -- 6. Lighting Out for the Territory -- 7. Wild and Wooly -- 8. A Man of Means -- 9. Wool Mania -- 10. The Water Below and the Air Above -- 11. In the Grease -- 12. Under the Swaying Palms -- 13. For the Love of the Game -- 14. No Longer the Lazy Crop -- 15. How to Prosper When Times Are Dark -- 16. Greener Pastures -- 17. An Heir Is Born -- 18. Dark Acres -- 19. Res Ipsa Loquitur -- 20. The Last Acre -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Notes. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Bill Vaughn's work explores the political and economic development of twentieth-century Montana as it was shaped by two families the Herrins, who were Republican ranchers, and the Burkes, who were Democratic journalists, lawyers and politicians. |
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