Download or read book Montana: A Cultural Medley written by Robert R. Swartout, Jr. and published by Farcountry Press. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The whole is greater than the sum of the parts when Montana historian Robert Swartout gathers the fascinating stories of the state’s surprisingly diverse ethnic groups into this thought-provoking collection of essays. Fourteen chapters showcase an African American nightclub in Great Falls, a Japanese American war hero, the founding of a Metís community, Jewish merchants, and Dutch settlement in the Gallatin Valley, as well as stories of Irish, Scots, Chinese, Finns, Mexican Americans, European war brides, and more.