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The Devil Learns to Vote: The Story of Montana (New York: Covici, Friede, c1938), by C. P. Connolly (page images at HathiTrust)
History of Montana, 1739-1885 (Chicago: Warner, Beers and Co., 1885), ed. by M. A. Leeson (page images with commentary at umt.edu)
Vigilante Days and Ways (Chicago: A. C. McClurg and Co., 1912), by Nathaniel Pitt Langford
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The Vigilantes of Montana: or, Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains (Virginia City, MT: Montana Post Press, 1866), by Thos. J. Dimsdale (page images at HathiTrust)
The Vigilantes of Montana: or, Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains (fourth edition, with Noyes's History of Southern Montana; Helena: State Pub. Co., n.d.), by Thos. J. Dimsdale, contrib. by Alva Josiah Noyes (multiple formats at archive.org)
The Montana frontier (State publishing company, 1942), by Merrill Gildea Burlinghame (page images at HathiTrust)
From wilderness to statehood (Binfords & Mort, 1957), by James McLellan Hamilton (page images at HathiTrust)
Montana, "the land of shining mountains" (A. C. McClurg, 1912), by Katharine Berry Judson (page images at HathiTrust)
Montanans' golden anniversary; humorous history, handbook and 1940 almanac (State Publishing Company, 1939), by Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Montana (page images at HathiTrust)
A history of Montana (Lewis Publishing Co., 1913), by Helen Fitzgerald Sanders (page images at HathiTrust)
History of Montana. 1739-1885. A history of its discovery and settlement, social and commercial progress, mines and miners, agriculture and stock-growing, churches, schools and societies, Indians and Indian wars, vigilantes, courts of justice, newspaper press, navigation, railroads and statistics, with histories of counties, cities, villages and mining camps. (Warner, Beers & Co., 1885), by M. A. Leeson (page images at HathiTrust)
Flour and wheat in the Montana gold camps, 1862-1870: a chapter in pioneer experiences and a brief discussion of the economy of Montana in the mining days (Dunstan, printing and stationery, 1918), by Harrison Anthony Trexler (page images at HathiTrust)
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life (Minneapolis Journal, 1901), by William Stoddard, Hugh J. McGrath, Clement A. Lounsberry, and Cornelius William Gillam Hyde (page images at HathiTrust)
History of Washington, Idaho, and Montana : 1845-1889 (History Co., 1890), by Hubert Howe Bancroft and Frances Fuller Victor (page images at HathiTrust)
[The political development of Montana, 1862-1889 (1923), by Elinor Eyre Malic (page images at HathiTrust)
The story of Montana (The A. S. Barnes company, 1916), by Kate Hammond Fogarty (page images at HathiTrust)
Montana, "the land of shining mountains," (A.C. McClurg & co., 1913), by Katharine Berry Judson (page images at HathiTrust)
Following old trails (M. J. Elrod, 1913), by Arthur L. Stone (page images at HathiTrust)
Thirty-six years in the Rockies. (Tribune Printing Company, 1900), by Robert Vaughn and Minn.) Tribune Printing Company (Minneapolis (page images at HathiTrust)
The vigilantes of Montana; or, Popular justice in the Rocky mountains; being a correct and impartial narrative of the chase, trial, capture, and execution of Henry Plummer's road agent band, together with accounts of the lives and crimes of many of the robbers and desperadoes, the whole being interspersed with sketches of life in the mining camps of the "Far west." (State publishing co., 1915), by Thos. J. Dimsdale and Alva Josiah Noyes (page images at HathiTrust)
Historical sketch and essay on the resources of Montana: including a business directory of the metropolis ... (Herald Book and Job Printing Office, 1868), by Henry Horr and Henry N. Maguire (page images at HathiTrust)
What I have saved from the writings of my husband, Thomas B. Lewis. (Bonnard & Daly, printers ..., 1874), by Thomas B. Lewis and Margaret Lewis (page images at HathiTrust)
Forty years on the frontier as seen in the journals and reminiscences of Granville Stuart, gold-miner, trader, merchant, rancher and politician (Arthur H. Clark Co., 1925), by Granville Stuart and Paul C. Phillips (page images at HathiTrust)
Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ... (The American historical society, 1921), by Tom Stout (page images at HathiTrust)
Gold (Union Bank and Trust Company, 1960), by Robert H. Fletcher, Irvin Shope, and Mont.) Union Bank and Trust Company (Helena (page images at HathiTrust)
History of Washington, Idaho and Montana (The History company, 1890), by Hubert Howe Bancroft and Frances Auretta Victor (page images at HathiTrust)
Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout .... (American Historical Society, 1921), by Tom Stout (page images at HathiTrust)
Montana : "the land of shining mountains" (A.C. McClurg, 1912), by Katharine Berry Judson (page images at HathiTrust)
The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft history of Washington, Idaho and Montana, 1845-1889. (History Co., 1890), by Hubert Howe Bancroft (page images at HathiTrust)
The story of Montana (Laidlaw Bros., 1916), by Kate Hammond Fogarty (page images at HathiTrust)
Heroes of the plains, or, Lives and wonderful adventures of Wild Bill, Buffalo Bill, Kit Carson, Capt. Payne ... : and other celebrated Indian fighters ... also a sketch of the life of Sitting Bull, and his account of the Custer massacre, as related to the author in person. (West Philadelphia Publ. Co., 1891), by James W. Buel (page images at HathiTrust)
Montana, "the land of shining mountains," (A.C. McClurg & co., 1909), by Katharine Berry Judson (page images at HathiTrust)
The Daily news' history of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. From the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1898. Preceded by a short history of Missouri. Supplemented by biographical sketches of noted citizens, living and dead. (Press of L. Hardman, 1898), by Chris. L. Rutt and St. Joseph St. Joseph Publishing Company (page images at HathiTrust)
Footprints along the Yellowstone. (Naylor Co., 1961), by L. W. Randall (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Montana in the making (Gazette printing company, 1931), by Newton Carl Abbot (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The new states; a sketch of the history and development of the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington. (Ivison, Blakeman & Co., 1889), by Henry D. Harrower (page images at HathiTrust)
God's country (Chicago : Chicago Literary Club, 1942., 1942), by Earle Astor Shilton and Chicago Literary Club (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Montana -- History -- 19th century

Hanging the Sheriff: A Biography of Henry Plummer, by R. E. Mather and F. E. Boswell (HTML at Wayback Machine)
Popular justice in the Rocky Mountains (McKee Printing Co., 1929), by Thos. J. Dimsdale and Alva Josiah Noyes (page images at HathiTrust)
The vigilantes of Montana; Or, popular justice in the Rocky Mountains: Being a correct and impartial narrative of the chase, trial, capture and execution of Henry Plummer's road agent band, together with accounts of the lives and crimes of many of the robbers and desperadoes, the whole being interspersed with sketches of life in the mining camps of the "Far West", by Thos. J. Dimsdale (Gutenberg ebook)
Then and Now; or, Thirty-Six Years in the Rockies: Personal Reminiscences of Some of the First Pioneers of the State of Montana, by Robert Vaughn (Gutenberg ebook)

Filed under: Montana -- History -- Bibliography

Catalogue of the library of the Historical society of the state of Montana. Also a report of the librarian for the years 1891-92, being the first biennial report and catalogue ever published by the state or society. In two part. Part 1: The publications of this state and of other states and general history. Part 2: Publications of the United States which have been received at this library to November 30, 1892. (C. K. Wells co., printers, 1892), by Montana Historical Society. Library and Wm. F. Wheeler (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Montana -- History -- Periodicals

Montana: The Magazine of Western History (partial serial archives)
The Montana Magazine of History (full serial archives)
Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana. (The Society., 1876), by Montana Historical Society (page images at HathiTrust)
Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana. (Rocky Mountain Pub. Co., 1876), by Historical Society of Montana (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Montana -- History -- Pictorial works

Historical comparison photography : Missouri Breaks, Montana. (Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Montana State Office, 1979), by United States. Bureau of Land Management. Montana State Office (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Montana -- History -- Societies

Constitution, members, and officers, with portraits and maps. ([Akron, O.], 1899), by Society of Montana Pioneers and James Upson Sanders (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Constitution, members and officers, with portraits and maps. Vol. I. Register. ([Akron, Ohio, 1899), by Society of Montana Pioneers and James Upson Sanders (page images at HathiTrust)
Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana (Rocky Mountain Pub. Co. [etc.], 1876), by Montana Historical Society (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Montana -- History -- Societies, etc.

Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana. (Rocky Mountain Pub. Co., 1876), by Historical Society of Montana (page images at HathiTrust)
Contributions. (Helena, Mont., 1876), by Montana Historical Society (page images at HathiTrust)
Constitution, members, and officers, with portraits and maps. v. 1- ([Akron, O.], 1899), by Society of Montana Pioneers and James Upton Sanders (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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