Built to last, Fort Union survived for forty years long enough to make it the longest-lived fur-trading post in the history of the United States. But the fort's destruction in 1867 marked only the beginning of a tale just as fascinating, a story that concluded with the partial rebuilding of the fort during the 1980s. In this book, John Matzko conducts us through the colorful history of this landmark standing above the confluence of the Missouri and the Yellowstone Rivers and through the equally colorful tangle of passions, loyalties, and politics surrounding the fort's reconstruction.Here is...
Built to last, Fort Union survived for forty years long enough to make it the longest-lived fur-trading post in the history of the United States. But ...
