Verlaine Stoner McDonald

Fascinating read. While we think of the West as a land of rugged individualism, this book tells a story of farmers who tried to band together to break monopolies and keep more of the money that their cros were worth. From its regional beginnings in the late 1800s, until just before the Depression, communism had adherents in the far northeat corner of Montana. Not in a mining or industrial town but rather in a place where farmers struggled to earn a decent living. As much a story of journalistic rivalry as politics, this very human story will interest anyone fascinated by peculiar moments in history.… (more)