Dakota

This Book Presents A Bird€S Eye View Of The Transition Of A Segment Of The Louisiana Purchase Into The States Of Montana North Dakota And Wyoming. It Offers Historical Data Meshed With Western Poetry With Each One Of The Book€S Twentythree Poems Contributing A Relevant Insight. Topics Covered Include Among Others The Civil War In Montana The €Œbig Die-Up€ Of 1886-1887 The Myth And Reality Of The American West And The End Of The Homesteading Era. According To The Author Dakota Is More Than A Collection Of Western Verse- It Is A Raft With Twenty-Three Supporting Logs That Has Skimmed O€Er The River Of Western History.