Growing Up in Butte, Montana, 1900-1960
by
Janet L. Finn
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
Mining Childhood offers a child’s-eye view of Butte, Montana, from 1900 to 1960. These years mark the rise and decline of Butte’s fame as the “Richest Hill on Earth,” when the veins of copper coursing deep beneath the city’s surface created thousands of jobs for miners and untold wealth...