Rooted in the railroad and ranching industries, Glendive lies in the lower Yellowstone Valley about thirty miles from the North Dakota border in southeastern Montana. First and foremost a railroad town, Glendive's development and architecture reflect its Northern Pacific heritage and the spirit of its residents. Discover the history of "Gate City" of the Yellowstone Valley in this lively guide to Glendive's historic buildings.

Montana Mainstreets, Vol. 2: A Guide to Historic Glendive

History

Montana Historical Society Press

Americas

Three Coyote tales¿"Coyote Gets Lovesick," "Coyote and Raven," and "Coyote's Dry Meat Turns into Live Deer"¿are told and illustrated by members of the Salish Indian tribe. The tribe historically lived in the mountains and plains of Montana and now makes its home on the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. The Salish have long taught their youth through stories, including stories about Coyote the Trickster. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings, and written at a fourth grade reading level, these ancient Coyote stories are now available to a new generation of children everywhere. Co-published with Salish Kootenai College Press

Coyote Stories of the Montana Salish Indians

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Montana Place Names are as varied as its terrain. Some are predictable, no-nonsense monikers commemorating the person or family who settled there. Others are combinations, such as Wilsall for Will and Sally Jordan or Skalkaho from the Salish words skalkalen (beaver) and kalalko (green wood). Great Northern Railway officials, faced with hundreds of stations and communities to name, gave new meaning to "globe-trotting" by picking blindfolded from the globe. Hence Zurich, Dunkirk, and Malta. Native inhabitants gave names to Cut Bank Creek, Missoula, and Red Lodge. Other names are whimsical. Or puzzling. Montana places have had two, three, sometimes four different labels. Flip through these pages and find yourself exploring Montana. The full-color map and three-way cross-references make it a cinch to find any place. This book is designed to be dog-eared and marked up, stashed in a handy place until yet another name provokes your curiosity. Consult it often while the panorama of Montana unfolds in your windshield or a friendly debate erupts at the dinner table. Each entry is a guaranteed conversation starter and a little eye-opener about Montana's rich history.

Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman: A Montana Historical Society Guide

Illustrated with Charlie Russell drawings and peppered with pithy quotations from his letters, books, and other writing, this handsome journal will provide you with glimpses of Russell’s artistry as an illustrator and word painter.” Use Russell’s sketches and writings as inspiration to record your own visions of the world in pictures and words.

Charlie Russell Journal

<div> The thirty postcards in Montana Views offer glimpses of western life during the last century. These postcards feature photographs of people who shaped the West: a cowboy bringing a calf to the branding fire, Butte miners preparing to light dynamite, Yellowstone tourists fishing for trout, homesteaders posed in front of their tiny cabin, Blackfeet Indians encamped near Two Medicine, and others you might not expect. Each photograph is handpicked from the Montana Historical Society photograph archive&rsquo;s collection of more than 450,000. The amateur and professional photographers who recorded these images have captured the faces of the state's inhabitants. Each postcard is perforated for easy removal and mailing. </div>

Montana Views: Postcards From The Montana Historical Society

Born to a wealthy British family, Evelyn Cameron came to Montana with her husband in 1894 to raise polo ponies. To support the ranch, Cameron took in boarders and sold produce—but her most successful venture began when she ordered a camera by mail. Her crisp black-and-white images capture the rhythms of western life—cowboys truss horses for branding, children dressed in their Sunday best peer out the doorway, and housewives show off prized poultry. Evelyn Cameron’s Montana offers a selection of the photographer’s best work, handpicked from the Montana Historical Society Photograph Archive’s collection. Each postcard is perforated for easy removal and mailing.

Evelyn Cameron’s Montana: Postcards From The Montana Historical Society

In 1909 Charlie Russell presented a watercolor titled York as a gift to the Montana Historical Society—the first of many Russell masterworks to join the museum’s collection. Today, that collection of Russell art is one of the best anywhere. The Art of Charlie Russell presents thirty-two postcards featuring Russell’s finest artworks in the collection of the Montana Historical Society. Each postcard is perforated; tear them out and mail them or keep them as souvenirs of your own Montana experience.

The Art of Charlie Russell: Postcards from the Montana Historical Society

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

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