The copper chorus; mining, politics, and the Montana press, 1889-1959.
9780975919606
The copper chorus; mining, politics, and the Montana press, 1889-1959.
Swibold, Dennis L.
Montana Historical Society Pr.
2006
408 pages
$24.95
Paperback
PN4897
In an age when seven large corporations
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