Review of "History of Montana"

Just as an FYI, I am an advance reader for Captivating History and have been for 2020. What that means is that I am sent a link for an advance reader copy of each and every book that Captivating History publishes. I have always been a fan of history, and to be given first option to read a new book makes me happy.

The History of Montana explores the people that lived in Montana, starting with the prehistoric people, and continuing to modern Montana. I did not know much history of Montana before I opened this book, but the book opened my eyes to what the Native Americans went through. I read in awe of what happened to them, and it makes me sad to read of Native Americans being convinced to take an agreement, when the United States knew that the chiefs and the people did not speak English or understand what the agreement was that they were signing. As a result, this caused skirmishes between the Native Americans and the Army, such as the massacre at Little Big Horn of Custer's men.

From the skirmishes the book moves on to the rich mineral history that Montana had, covering the multiple gold rushes, the silver mines, and ultimately the copper trade, each with their rise and fall. The book broke down several of the towns that appeared and became ghost towns after the minerals that brought in the settlers dried up. It also talked about several of the influential men of business, which to my surprise, included John Jacob Astor, who I only knew from Titanic.

Then came the World Wars, surrounding the Great Depression, and the book delved into what happened with the Montanans that were there and the hardships that they had to go through.

I did learn that Montana was one of the first states to allow women to vote, and that was something that I had no idea about. They even gave women the vote before the United States did.

The book ends with breaking down what is going on with the modern state.

I read this book in under three hours, and its 133 pages were packed with information that I did not know. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who is a history buff, and a lover of state history in particular. I would give the book 4 out of 5 stars.

You can get the book here and it is free for download for Kindle Unlimited Readers.

Your next book, or homework, is Aztec Odyssey: Historical Action Adventure (Nick LaBounty Series Book 1) and is also free for download for Kindle Unlimited Readers.

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