Red Lodge and the Mythic West: Coal Miners to Cowboys

by Bonnie Christensen

Midway between Billings, Montana, and Yellowstone National Park, tourists encounter the quaint little town of Red Lodge. Here one may see cowboys, Indians, and mountain men roaming a downtown that's on the National Register of Historic Places, attend a rodeo on the 4th of July, or join in a celebration of immigrants during the annual "Festival of Nations." One would hardly guess that until recently Red Lodge was really a down-and-out coal-mining...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700611983
• ISBN13: 9780700611980
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"