D I S T I N C T L Y M O N T A N A M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 2 2
6
2021
Winter
8
OUR
CONTRIBUTORS
10
A
NOTE
FROM
OUR
PUBLISHER
12
GOING
BLOOD
SIMPLE:
HOW
DASHIELL
HAMMETT
INVENTED
NOIR
FICTION
IN
BUTTE,
AMERICA
by
Sherman
Cahill
16
YELLOWSTONE
BROKERS
PRESENTS
BEHIND
THE
SCENES
OF
MONTANA
DREAMS
18
WINTER
MYSTERY
WRITERS:
JAMES
LEE
BURKE
interview
by
Joseph
Shelton
22
WINTER
MYSTERY
WRITERS:
GWEN
FLORIO
interview
by
Lindsay
Tran
26
WINTER
MYSTERY
WRITERS:
CRAIG
JOHNSON
interview
by
Joseph
Shelton
30
WINTER
MYSTERY
WRITERS:
C.
J.
BOX
interview
by
Zuzu
Feder
33
LAST
BEST
BOOKS
34
A
CALL
TO
SERVE:
RURAL
POLICING
IN
MONTANA
by
Holly
Matkin
39
WILD
WEST
WORDS
with
Chrysti
the
Wordsmith
42
A
SCRATCHING
POST
FOR
BOBCATS
by
John
Phillips
46
WHO
KILLED
JOHN
BOZEMAN?
by
Renee
Carlson
50
WOODEN
WILD
HORSES:
MONTANA'S
SEVEN
CAROUSELS
article
and
photos
by
Bryan
Spellman
55
REAL
MONTANA
COMICS:
THE
BIG
DIE-UP!
written
and
illustrated
Robert
Rath
60
MONTANA'S
SNOWMOBILE
CLUBS
by
Lacey
Middlestead
66
SKIING
UNDER
BIG
SKY
article
and
photos
by
Seth
Anderson
74
THE
MINING
OF
GLACIER
article
and
photos
by
Doug
Stevens
82
OLD
BROKE
RANCHER:
COOKING
STEAK
THE
CAVEMAN
WAY
by
Gary
Shelton
84
SKATING
ON
SWAN
LAKE
article
and
photos
by
Kay
Bjork
88
DISTINCTLY
MONTANA'S
PHOTO
CONTEST
90
GET
TO
KNOW
A
COUNTY:
DANIELS
COUNTY
article
and
photos
by
Bryan
Spellman
94
TRIVIA
95
INDEX
OF
ADVERTISERS
96
DOWN
THE
TRAIL
TA B L E O F
C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S
KAY
BJORK
SKATING ON SWAN LAKE, PAGE 84
WOODEN
WILD HORSES:
MONTANA'S
SEVEN CAROUSELS,
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