Rascals, Ruffians, and Rebels: Profiles from Early Montana

Historian, Gary R. Forney brings the early days of Montana to life in this profile of twelve men and women in the 1850s and 60s who migrated to what would later become the state of Montana. With well researched and gripping detail, he tells the story of each individual whose stories and influences live on. The hardships they endured, the scruples or lack thereof that formed their lives, the lust for gold and self enrichment that influenced many of them are well documented.