Darris
Flanagan
P.O.
Box 122
Fortine,
MT 59918
406
882-4610
Darris
Flanagan is a life-long resident of Northwest Montana, the logging
center of Montana. He grew up on a cattle and Christmas tree ranch in the
Eureka area where he loved the emptiness of the area, whether herding cattle,
cutting trees, huckleberry picking or hiking in the wilderness. He has always
been around loggers, logging and sawmills. He worked in a sawmill to
raise money for college and graduated from the University of Montana, where
he majored in history. Darris taught school in Fortine, Dayton and Somers
and, now retired, devotes his time to working on the family ranch as well
as doing research and writing.
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The Author Darris
Flanagan
Indian
Trails of the Northern Rockies
Is a detailed look at the significant trails and mountain passes used by the
Kutenai Indians of Northwest Montana and Southeastern British Columbia as they
traveled from their homeland to the life sustaining buffalo country to the east
of the Rockies . The book follows the life cycle of the Kutenai explaining how
and why they used these trails and not just for hunting. The book is also illustrated
with many historic photographs. $14.95
Adventures
Along the Fort Steele Trail
Is a study of Highway 93. The story begins with the Kootenai
Indians and their journeys through their native lands. The book contains the
report of john Mullen who followed the trail from the Bitterroot Valley to the
Kootenai River in 1854. His summary of the trail "Truly, I considered this
one of the worst roads, if not the worst, ever traveled by whites or Indians.”
From the trail, to the roughest road in the state, to highway 93 the book highlights
personal stories of those who challenged the route. $17.95
The
Montana Christmas Tree Story
Follows the meteoric rise of Montana Christmas tree industry
in Montana from the first railroad carload in 1924 to when the town of Eureka
was designated as “Christmas tree Capital of the World.” It concludes with the
down side of a boom and bust cycle in the latter part of the twentieth century.
First hand, accounts and historical photographs from the beginning of the industry
to today complete the Christmas Tree Story. $12.95
Skid
Trails the Glory Days of Montana Logging
Provides an historic overview of the logging industry. The book includes all
major components--lumberjacks, river drives, tie hacks, horse logging, donkey
engines, railroads, trucks, crosscuts saws and chainsaws as well as a lively
chapter about the Wobblies and the strike of 1917. The reader is bought up to
the present as the book deals with mechanization and changes it has wrought
in the industry. Personal stories and historical photographs add to the story.
$16.95
