Travel to missoula, montana. With a population of about 66,000, montanas second largest city sits on the western part of the state in the heart of the northern rocky mountains. Over the next hour, well learn about the history of missoula and the surrounding region. Missoula is located in the western part of montana. We probably claim it to be the largest city inside the rocky mountains. Because we have a branch to our east and a branch to the west. So were located in the heart of western montana. In a very ferre tile area. When captain christopher p. Higgins established missoula, actually established hellgate first, which is the immediate predecessor, it was because, it was the nexus, it was the hub in western montana. Because to the north youve got the mission and to the south youve got an increasing settlement in the Bitterroot Valley and in 1860 you have lieutenant john mullin completing the military road from fort benton in the east to walla walla in the west. So anything everybody
Two committees of congress on wednesday, july 17. At 9 a. M. Eastern he gives testimony to the house judiciary committee. Later in the day, he will take questions from the house intelligence committee, both open session. His report on russian inter his testimony on russian interference in the election will air live on cspan. Listen free with the cspan radio app. Announcer the cspan cities tour is exploring the american story as we take book tv and American History tv on the road, coming to you every first and ,hird weekend of the month visiting Historic Sites, talking to local authors, with support from our spectrum Cable Partners this weekend we traveled to missoula, montana, with a population of about 66,000. 110 a second largest city sits on the western part of the state montanas second largest city sits in the western part of the state in the heart of the rocky mountains. Over the next hour, we will learn about the history of missouri and the Literary History of the region. In theo
Very forcated in a tile area. It was because it was the next six in western montana. , you have the Saint Ignatius mission and to the , and you have the valley in 1860 you have lieutenant john everybody he was going from one direction to another is coming through here. Before White Settlement was here, this was native american land. They are now known as the flathead indians. This was their land. As such, there was never any type of permanent settlement were here. They settled everywhere. But here they did a lot of hunting. There was a lot of hunting and gathering. Rootsuits of the bitter were cherished and a whole field of them existed pretty much where we are now. Was captaind higgins had been the wagon master on Governor Stevens exhibition. Stevens was taking off as the first territorial governor, which at that time included montana. He first saw this area coming whengh here in 1853 stevens was negotiating with the indians. Eventually he moved out to wallow wallah, stayed for number
Thank you for all of the questions, thank you so much to all of you for being here. [applause] and now more from the printers row lit fest in chicago. Thanks so much for joining us today. This session is entitled Neil Steinberg, every goddamn day t highly selective, definitely opinionated, and alternatingly humorous and heartbreaking Historical Tour of chicago. In conversation with sherman thomas. oh, yeah, lets give it up. [applause] neils book will be available for sale and sunk at the book sales and signing tent on your map is marked n. N. , nancy nancy, or neil neil. Neil steinberg is a daily news columnist for the chicago suntimes where he iss bent on staff since 1987. His books include out of the wreck i rise, and you were never in chicago. Both p published by the universy of Chicago Press. Our moderate today, thomas, is a fascinating blend of modern historian, cultural worker and public employee. A lifelong resident of chicagos south side, he attended calamine high butut graduat
Our cities tour visits tacoma, washington, to learn more about its unique history and literary life. For six years, we have traveled to u. S. Cities, bringing the literary scene and Historic Sites to our viewers. You can read more at cspan. Org citiestour. Years before the arrival of the Transcontinental Railroad, tacoma was not dissimilar from most of the other small communities around puget sound, and really in the Pacific Northwest. The population presence was predominantly native american. By the end of the 19th century, coming over the oregon trail and some by sea, small little villages really of europeans had theved, that mostly along shoreline, and that was because the primary purpose here for people settling was cutting timber and milling timber that was then sent down to San Francisco. That prompted a lot of entrepreneurs and small investors and adventurers to come up and begin to build cities. So, seattle, bellingham, wereetown, olympia all ofll, smallish communities 50 to a