Treasure State Tycoon: Nelson Story and the Making of Montana

"Treasure State Tycoon is the first full-length biography of Nelson Story, a pioneering prospector, cattleman, and entrepreneur whose influence profoundly shaped the development of Montana. Like many other leading capitalists of his era, Story was a complicated figure, at once ruthless in his business dealings and a philanthropic pillar of the community, and led a life driven by uncommon ambition"--