The Battle for Butte: Mining and Politics on the Northern Frontier, 1864―1906 (Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Western History and Biography)

First published in 1981, The Battle for Butte has remained the best treatment of the influence of copper in the political history of Montana. "Fine history: rich in detail, full of finely drawn people, masterfully clear where the subject matter is most complex, constructed to preserve something of the tone and atmosphere of the age."-American Historical Review