Author Description

This local history from the Bitterroot Valley includes numerious references to activities of the Bitterroot Flatheads during the last century. Discusses St. Mary's Mission (p. 34-58) and Ft. Owen (p. 59-82). Also includes biographical information about several early Flathead Agents who came from the Bitterroot: John Owen, Peter Whaley, and Washington J. McCormick. This book has won national honors in competition among local histories.