Really great and interesting read. It's amazing how much civilization has changed, for better and for worse. It's always sad to read about how much of our prosperity was a result of taking land from Native Americans. If you've never read "Lasso the Wind" by Timothy Egan, I highly recommend it.
Nice historical summary. I know that a lot of the labor strife was mirrored in Butte, Montana. The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, also called 'wobblies') made efforts to organize workers, which was not viewed favorably by mine owners. A lot of violence ensued.
One typo, in your caption for "The Surveyors". I assume that's 1873.
Really great and interesting read. It's amazing how much civilization has changed, for better and for worse. It's always sad to read about how much of our prosperity was a result of taking land from Native Americans. If you've never read "Lasso the Wind" by Timothy Egan, I highly recommend it.
Nice historical summary. I know that a lot of the labor strife was mirrored in Butte, Montana. The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, also called 'wobblies') made efforts to organize workers, which was not viewed favorably by mine owners. A lot of violence ensued.
One typo, in your caption for "The Surveyors". I assume that's 1873.
Martin Miller
Helena, MT