My book, When Montana Outraced the East: Reign of the Western Thoroughbreds, 1886 to 1900, chronicles Montana’s influence and contribution to American horse racing by way of three frontiersmen turned millionaires. These shrewd speculators pursued a new enterprise in Montana — breeding and racing blooded horses. For a brief period, 1886 to 1900, their swift Thoroughbreds notched one famed race after another and setting new track records on the hallowed grounds of eastern racetracks.
In Gilded-Age Montana, three former frontiersmen, Noah Armstrong, Samuel Larabie, and Marcus Daly, turned from speculation in minerals to speculation in Thoroughbred horses. For a brief period, 1886 to 1900, their Thoroughbreds notched one famed race after another, even setting new track records, on the hallowed grounds of eastern racetracks. The reign of the Western Thoroughbreds confounded national sportswriters and threatened to reshape the balance of power within America’s oldest sport.
Where to purchase my book
From the publisher, visit the Oklahoma University Press website:
https://www.oupress.com/9780806195315/when-montana-outraced-the-east/
Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3Rx4ONq
Montana
Big Timber
Thistle Creek Mercantile Company, 133 McLeod Street
Bozeman
The Extreme History Project, 234 E. Mendenhall Street
Butte
Butte-Silver Bow Archives, 17 W. Quartz Street
Great Falls
Cassiopeia Books, 606 Central Avenue
Charles M. Russell Museum, 400 13th St. North
Hamilton
Ravalli County Museum, 205 Bedford Street
Helena
Holter Museum of Art , 12 E. Lawrence Street
Lewistown
Moccasin Mountain Gallery and Gifts, 406 W. Main Street
Outside of Montana
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, 191 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY