This is a fine look at an important part of Montana history: how Montana transformed from territory to statehood while profoundly influenced by settlers still bitter from both sides of the Civil War. In Montana Territory and the Civil War: A Frontier Forged on the Battlefield (History Press, $19.99), Ken Robison uses vignettes of Montana’s heroes and heroines to detail the compelling stories of just how the Civil War influences forged and shaped Montana’s early years. Heavily biased towar


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