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The first written account of the vigilantes was Thomas Dimsdale's Vigilantes of Montana which first appeared as a series of articles in 1865 editions of the Montana Post, Virginia City's and Montana's first newspaper. Dimsdale was a member of the Alder Gulch Vigilance Committee and editor of the Montana Post.
Apr 1, 2003 · 3.8 287 ratings. See all formats and editions. Gold, land, jealousy, and murder--all are elements of this classic tale of the Montana Territory, written in 1864 as a vindication of the actions of the Vigilantes who hanged Sheriff William Henry Handy Plumer of Bannack, Montana.
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Jan 21, 2016 · Between January 4 and February 3, 1864, the vigilantes arrested and summarily executed at least 20 alleged members of Plummer's gang. Thomas Dimsdale was there to witness it all. Read here the gripping true account of popular justice in the Rocky Mountains.
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May 21, 2021 · Internet Archive. Language. English. 228 pages 20 cm. A defense of the actions of the vigilantes who wrestled control of Virginia City and Bannack from a gang of notorious "road agents" who terrorized the country, robbed stagecoaches and lone travelers, and committed countless murders.
Dec 22, 2023 · “A better man for the berth cannot be found in the Territory,” opined Thomas Dimsdale of the Montana Post. “Kind and obliging, but cool and intrepid. Any one that digs for it will find the ...
Dec 21, 2023 · “A better man for the berth cannot be found in the Territory,” opined Thomas Dimsdale of the Montana Post. “Kind and obliging, but cool and intrepid. Any one that digs for it will find the bed-rock in a hurry.” Beidler continued his vigilante activities in Helena even as he served in his government post.
The first book published in Montana is Thomas J. Dimsdale’s 1866 first edition The Vigilantes of Montana, which was compiled from a series of newspaper articles he wrote for the Montana Post in 1865. Its subtitle reads: “Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains.
