Historic Tales of Fort Benton

Ken Robison

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History Press
31 July 2023

Castles & fortifications; History of the Americas; Military history; Warfare & defence; Local history

Series: American Legends

""...more romance, tragedy and vigorous life than many a city a hundred times its size and ten times its age."" - Historian Hiram M. Chittenden

Deep in the heart of Blackfoot country on the Upper Missouri River, trade relations opened cautiously in 1831. A series of trading posts and clashes followed. By 1846, Fort Benton had become the center of commerce with Indigenous tribes, including the Blackfoot who dubbed it ""many houses to the South."" Drawing settlers from eastern states, the head of steamboat navigation became known as ""the world's innermost port."" As a result, the fort became a multicultural melting pot and home to the ""Bloodiest Block in the West."" Award-winning historian Ken Robison brings to life dramatic sagas of a rapidly developing frontier, from vigilante X. Beidler to the Marias and Ophir Massacres.

By: Ken Robison
Imprint: History Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781467154871
ISBN 10: 1467154873
Series: American Legends
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 31 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Native Montanan Ken Robison is the historian at the Overholser Historical Research Center and for the Great Falls/Cascade County Historic Preservation Commission and is active in historic preservation throughout central Montana. He is a retired navy captain after a career in naval intelligence. The Montana Historical Society honored Ken as ""Montana Heritage Keeper"" in 2010.