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TA B L E O F
C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S
TOM
RATH
Winter
2023-24
ISSUE
8 OUR CONTRIBUTORS
10 A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER
12 THE TREASURE STATE TABLE
15 LAST BEST BOOKS
16 REMEMBERING FRONTIER TOWN
by Joseph Shelton
20 MEET MONTANA'S BISON-LIZARD
article and illustrations by Robert Rath
24 RACE FOR THE CAPITAL
by Lindsay Tran
28 THE OLD BROKE RANCHER KILLS HIS GRILL
by Gary Shelton
35 THE DAY JACK DEMPSEY CHEATED SHELBY!
by Sherman Cahill
40 REGENERATING MONTANA:
THE TANGEN DRAW MISSION FROM PASTURE TO PLATE
by Hana-Lee Sedgwick
48 DISHING UP COMMUNITY AT MONTANA'S DINERS
by Michael J. Ober
52 THE PETRIFIED MAN OF LIVINGSTON GOES EAST
by Nick Mitchell
56 MONTANA MEDIA: THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT
by Kari Bowles
60 THE ODYSSEY OF HUGH GLASS: A BICENTENNIAL TRIBUTE
by Douglas A. Schmittou, illustrations by Robert Rath
66 JACKSON & MORAN:
THE PARTNERSHIP THAT SAVED YELLOWSTONE
by Doug Stevens
72
GET TO KNOW A COUNTY: CHOUTEAU COUNTY
article and photos by Bryan Spellman
78 MONTANA MUSINGS
crossword puzzle by Bill Muhlenfeld
79 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
80 DOWN THE TRAIL