Montana myths & legends : the true stories behind history's mysteries
Ed Lawrence (Author), Michael Ober (Author)
From a haunted prison in Red Lodge to persistent rumors of bigfoot, from whispered descriptions of the ""tommyknockers"" who help miners in trouble to a famous union organizer found lynched from a bridge in Butte, this selection of fourteen stories from Montana's past explores some of the Treasure State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths
History
1 online resource
9781493023509, 1493023500
933587999
Preface ; What Happened to Meriwether's Boat?; Meriwether Lewis's Canine Companion May Never Have Left Montana; A Mummy and the Little People; Did Governor Meagher Go Swimming? Or Was He Drowned?; Was Frank Little Murdered by a Cop?; Is the Mystery of the Easton Murder Solved?; Was Sheriff Henry Plummer a Highway Robber?; The Mysterious Disappearance of the Whitehead Brothers; Is There a Connection Between UFOs and Cattle Mutilations?; If Bigfoot Exists, He Needs a Shower; Who Named the Crazy Mountains?; Meet Flessie, the Monster of Flathead Lake. There Are Ghosts in the Butte Archives, Aren't There?Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors