The Vigilantes of Montana

by Thomas Dimsdale, Ruth Mather, R. E. Mather (Foreword by)

Overview

A reprint of the classic 1864 title by Professor Thomas J. Dimsdale of Bannack, Montana. Foreword by R. E. Mather, a prominent Western historian.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762725687
Publisher:	TwoDot
Publication date:	04/01/2003
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	425,233
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Thomas J. Dimsdale came to this country from England in 1863 and established a private school in Virginia City, Montana. In 1864 he became the first editor of the Montana Post, and The Vigilantes of Montana was originally published in that newspaper.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	v
	Preface	xix
Chapter 1	Introductory--Vigilance Committees	1
Chapter 2	The Sunny Side of Mountain Life	12
Chapter 3	Settlement of Montana	15
Chapter 4	The Road Agents	17
Chapter 5	The Dark Days of Montana	21
Chapter 6	The Trial	29
Chapter 7	Plummer Versus Crawford	32
Chapter 8	A Calendar of Crimes	39
Chapter 9	Perils of the Road	45
Chapter 10	The Repulse	49
Chapter 11	The Robbery of Peabody and Caldwell's Coach	54
Chapter 12	The Settlement of Virginia City, and the Murder of Dillingham	60
Chapter 1367
Chapter 14	The Robbery of the Salt Lake Mail Coach by George Ives, Bill Graves, Alias Whiskey Bill, and Bob Zachary	71
Chapter 15	The Opening of the Ball--George Ives	78
Chapter 16	The Formation of the Vigilance Committee	103
Chapter 17	The Deer Lodge Scout	110
Chapter 18	Dutch John (Wagner)	120
Chapter 19	The Arrest and Execution of Henry Plummer, The Road Agent Chief, Buck Stinson and Ned Ray	129
Chapter 20	The Execution of "The Greaser" (Joe Pizanthia), and Dutch John (Wagner)	133
Chapter 21	The Capture and Execution of Boone Helm, Jack Gallagher, Frank Parish, Haze Lyons and Club-Foot George (Lane)	139
Chapter 22	The Deer Lodge and Hell Gate Scout--Capture and Execution of Stephen Marshland, Bill Bunton, Cyrus Skinner, Aleck Carter, Johnny Cooper, George Shears, Robert Zachary and William Graves (Whiskey Bill)	150
Chapter 23	Capture and Execution of Bill Hunter	163
Chapter 24	The Arrest and Execution of Captain J.A. Slade, With A Short Account of His Previous Career	170
Chapter 25	The Execution of James Brady, For Shooting Murphy, at Nevada	181
Chapter 26	The Snake River Scout--Capture and Execution of Jem Kelly	187
Chapter 27	Arrest and Execution of John Dolan, Alias John Coyle, Alias "Hard Hat" For Robbing James Brady of $700 In Gold	192
Chapter 28	Capture and Execution of R.C. Rawley	196
Chapter 29	The Trial and Death of John Keene, Alias Bob Black, The Murderer of Harry Slater	200
Chapter 30	Capture and Execution of Jake Silvie, Alias Jacob Seachrist, A Road Agent And Murderer of Twelve Years' Standing, and the Slayer of Twelve Men	213
Chapter 31	Biographical Notices of the Leading Road Agents of Plummer's Band and Others	224
Chapter 32228
Chapter 33	Conclusion	233

Editorial Reviews

The cornerstone of any Montana library is The Vigilantes of Montana, Thomas J. Dimsdale's 19th-century defense of frontier vigilantism. First published in 1866, this classic has been so influential that more than one historian has claimed that more recent studies have been little more than reworkings of Dimsdale's gripping narrative. This new edition presents this essential western text in a new setting.