Red Lodge
Carbon County Historical Society
(Author)
John Clayton
(Author)
Description
From enchanting downtown architecture to the spectacular Beartooth Highway, Red Lodge wears its vibrant history with pride. A coal-mining boom founded the city and attracted immigrant populations between 1895 and 1920. John "Liver-Eatin'" Johnstonserved as constable, and Buffalo Bill Cody, Calamity Jane, and Frederic Remington paid visits. Though the coal boom eventually faded, Red Lodge refused to become a ghost town. Cattle ranching thrived in the
valleys and foothills, fostering such Rodeo Hall of Fame stars as Turk, Alice, and Marge Greenough and Bill and Bud Linderman. Meanwhile the road through the Beartooth Mountains to Yellowstone National Park, completed in 1936, boosted tourism. Today events such as the Fourth of July Home of Champions Rodeo and the August Festival of Nations celebrate the heritage of this unique Montana community.
Product Details
Price
$24.99
$23.24
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Publish Date
May 19, 2008
Pages
128
Dimensions
6.59 X 9.16 X 0.35 inches | 0.71 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780738556260
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About the Author
John Clayton is the author of The Cowboy Girl and other books. Since 1993 he has written regularly about history and culture for Montana Magazine, the Montana Quarterly, Montana: The Magazine of Western History, and even some publications that don't include Montana in their names. You can learn more at his website, www.johnclaytonbooks.com.
