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The Lewis & Clark
Story
Reflections of a Montana Pioneer
W. R. Felton, Edited
by Henry L. Armstrong
Soft Cover $10.00
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The Story of Lewis and
Clark's Exploration was written by a Milwaukee railroad locating
engineer, rancher, and well-informed Lewis and Clark buff, W.R.
Felton. It was originally written in 1920 as 18 articles for the
Square Butte Tribune, especially for the school
children in the Square Butte School, as well as interested
adults. He injected into the story a great deal of his knowledge
of the State of Montana as related to Lewis and Clark, while
incorporating the impact the expedition had on the Montana
landscape by 1920. The story covers the entire trip out and
back, with an emphasis on the time the Expedition spent in
Montana.
Felton distributed the newspaper articles to all
Chouteau County schools in 1920. In that same benevolent spirit,
the Editor will be distributing complimentary copies on a
somewhat larger scale covering North Central Montana's high
school or middle school libraries, public libraries and other
institutions with a special target on Montana's middle school
history classes.
In 1955-56, W.R. Felton and Mark Brown co-authored
two well known books, The Frontier Years and Before
Barbed Wire featuring 250 Miles City photographer, L.A.
Huffman's photographs. |
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