Author: Stanley W. HowardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Green Fields of Montana
Author: Stanley W. HowardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Roadside Geology of Montana
Author: Donald W. HyndmanPublisher: Mountain Press
ISBN: 9780878426966
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Now, nearly 50 years after the first book, Mountain Press is releasing this completely revised full-color second edition that, like so many things in Montana, is big. But consider this: no other place in the world has such amazingly diverse and well-exposed rocks with such dramatic stories.
The Bureau of Reclamation
Author: Brit Allan StoreyPublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Montana
Author: Water-resources Investigations Report
Author: Montana
Author: Montana. Bureau of Agriculture, Labor, and IndustryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Profiting from the Plains
Author: Claire M. StromPublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295802111
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Profiting from the Plains looks at two inextricably linked historical movements in the United States: the westward expansion of the great Northern Railway and the agricultural development of the northern plains. Claire Strom explores the persistent, idiosyncratic attempts by the Great Northern to boost agricultural production along its rail routes from St. Paul to Seattle between 1878 and 1917. Lacking a federal land grant, the Great Northern could not make money through land sales like other railways. It had to rely on haulage to make a profit, and the greatest potential for increasing haulage lay in farming. The energetic and charismatic owner of the Great Northern Railway, James J. Hill, spearheaded most of the initiatives undertaken by his corporation to boost agricultural production. He tried, often unsuccessfully, to persuade farmers of the profitability of his methods, which were largely based on his personal farming experience. When Hill�s initial efforts to increase haulage failed, he shifted his focus to working with outside agencies and institutions, often providing them with the funding to pursue projects he hoped would profit his railroad. At the time, state and federal agencies were also promoting agricultural development through irrigation, conservation, and dryland farming, but their agendas often clashed with those of the Great Northern Railway. Because Hill failed to grasp the extent to which politicians� goals differed from those of the railroad, his use of federal expertise to promote agricultural change often backfired. But despite these obstacles, the railroad magnate ironically remained among the last defenders of the small-scale farmer modeled on Jeffersonian idealism. This fascinating story of railroad politics and development ties into themes of corporate and federal sponsorship, which are increasingly recognized as fundamental to western history. As the first scholarly examination of James J. Hill�s agricultural enterprises, Profiting from the Plains makes an important contribution to the biography of the popular and controversial Hill, as well as to western and environmental history.
Commercial West
Author: Montana
Author: Best Books onPublisher: Best Books on
ISBN: 1623760259
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
compiled and written by the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Projects Administration for the State of Montana ; sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry, State of Montana. [1st ed.]
Tumbleweeds and Shiny Braids
Author: Kelly WeddlePublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1504914864
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Tumbleweeds and Shiny Braids is a travel journal ideal for RVers and others planning a trip out west. Tumbleweeds and Shiny Braids Provides you with a guide to your trip with little research on your part Enables you to do the exact trip just by following along Provides you with must see attractions along with extra attractions for each state Tells you which cities to visit in that state Informs you of mountainous winding roads that large RVs should avoid Tells you which campgrounds to visit to centralize your location in order to see all the areas attractions without moving your home base constantly