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Anaconda Montana : Copper Smelting Boomtown on the Western Frontier

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Patrick Morris has written an exceptional book detailing Anaconda's unique history. He captures the flavor of a city whose birth was sculpted by the great dreams of pioneer capitalists (those famous warring copper kings) and very hard-working pioneering men and women. To read this history of a town built upon a copper smelting industry, as documented through the prism of Anaconda perspectives--and not just as another sideline adjunct to Butte's storied copper mining--is a long overdue pleasure. This is a very readable book that speaks to Anaconda's importance to the copper mining and smelting industry in Montana.

Seems very factual and concise about the early history of the town, Marcus Daly the man and the Anaconda company. Very interesting and I am sure that everyone will enjoy reading it. Very good insight into the area history.

This writer captures the essence of the small smelter town in southwestern Montana called Anaconda. As one who grew up in Anaconda, I can attest to the voracity of this author's work and if you enjoy history, this is a "must read"!!! ENJOY!!!!