{"product_id":"2940013518223","title":"The vigilantes of Montana; or, Popular justice in the Rocky mountains; being a correct and impartial narrative of the chase, trial, capture, and execution of Henry Plummer's road agent band, together with accounts of the lives and crimes of many of the ro","description":"It was not until the summer of 1864 that the first leading char- \u003cbr\u003eacter in Montana journalism appeared on the stage in that role. \u003cbr\u003eOn August 27th of that year, one John Buchanan published the \u003cbr\u003efirst number of the first newspaper printed in the Territory. It \u003cbr\u003ewas called the Montana Post. Mr. Buchanan's connection with \u003cbr\u003ethe Post was very brief. It may be said to have ended with the \u003cbr\u003efirst issue, for the second number bore the imprint of D. W. Tilton \u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; Co.. publishers and proprietors, though the services of its \u003cbr\u003efounder were retained in the editoi'ial department for a few weeks \u003cbr\u003ethereafter. The management of its columns was intrusted to \u003cbr\u003eProf. Thomas Josiah Dimsdale, whom the reading people of the \u003cbr\u003estate doubtless know more familiarly as the author of \"The Vigi- \u003cbr\u003elantes of Montana.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Dimsdale was an English gentleman of fine scholarly \u003cbr\u003eattainments, having received his preliminary education in the pre- \u003cbr\u003eparatory school of Rugby, made famous by Hughes' well known \u003cbr\u003enovel, '\"Tom Brown of Rugby\". He was born near Thirlsby in \u003cbr\u003enorth of England, 'ancr°^came of a family noted as being among \u003cbr\u003ethe leading iron-masters, engineers and contractors of public \u003cbr\u003eworks in that part of the country. Thomas J. was not of robust \u003cbr\u003ephysique and as he himself expressed it was the \"runt of the \u003cbr\u003efamily,\" so his parents designed him for the Church and he \u003cbr\u003ewas sent to Oxford to complete his education for the ministry. \u003cbr\u003eBut financial disaster came to the family because of the failure \u003cbr\u003eof a scheme to utilize the sewage of the city of London in the \u003cbr\u003ereclamation of barren lands and he was compelled to give up uni- \u003cbr\u003eversity work in his sophomore year. He then emigrated to Canada, \u003cbr\u003elocating at Millbrook, Ontario, where he experienced many vicis- \u003cbr\u003esitudes of fortune. On the discovery of gold in the Rocky Moun- \u003cbr\u003etains he joined the throng of adventurers travelling hitherward. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the winter of 1863-64, being unable to work in the mines, \u003cbr\u003ehe sought to make a livelihood in Virginia City by teaching, and \u003cbr\u003eas there were no schools yet established, and people were willing \u003cbr\u003eto pay liberally (enormously it would be called in these days, \u003cbr\u003e$2.00 per week) for tuition, he succeeded fairly well in his voca- \u003cbr\u003etion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Territory of Montana was created in the spring of \u003cbr\u003e1864. the professor attracted the attention of Governor Sidney \u003cbr\u003eEdgerton, and that official tendered him the office of territorial \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esuperintendent of public instruction, which he accepted. While \u003cbr\u003efilling this position, the Montana Post was established, and \u003cbr\u003eMessrs. Tilton and Dittes, recognizing the ability of the professor, \u003cbr\u003einstalled him as editor-in-chief, and he filled both these positions \u003cbr\u003ev,dth satisfaction to all concerned, until a short time before his \u003cbr\u003edeath, which occured two years later.","brand":"tbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168066519280,"sku":"2940013518223","price":5.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013518223_p0.jpg?v=1763581896","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013518223","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}