Table of Contents
Preface vi
Shaping Stones-9000 B.C 1
Lewis and Clark Meet the Nez Percé-1805 4
Rendezvous at Pierre's Hole-1832 8
Henry Spalding's Bible-1839 12
Building the Cataldo Mission-1842 15
Treacherous Three-Island Crossing-1845 18
Franklin Founded-1860 21
The Planned Boomtown-1861 24
The Bear River Battle-1863 27
The Midnight Theft of the Capital-1865 30
From Slave to Legend-1872 34
Conflict at White Bird Canyon-1877 37
Noah Kellogg's Priceless Mule-1884 40
The Test Oath-1885 43
The Kleinschmidt Grade-1891 46
Riots in the Coeur d'Alene-1892 48
Butch Cassidy at Montpelier-1896 51
The High-Tech Backcountry Gang-1896 56
The Trial of Diamondfield Jack-1902 61
The Magic Valley-1903 64
Assassination-1905 67
Fire of the Century-1910 70
America's First Elected Jewish Governor-1914 73
Famous Potatoes-1917 76
The Last Highway-1930 79
The Creation of Sun Valley-1936 84
Feeding the Army-1941 87
Nuclear Energy Lights Arco-1955 90
The Crash That Changed Idaho Politics-1966 93
Jumping the Snake-1974 96
The Teton Dam Flood-1976 99
The Coming of Wilderness-1980 102
The Poacher-1981 104
The Last Stoplight-1990 107
To the Moon in Idaho-1999 110
A Potpourri of Idaho Facts 113
Bibliography 119
Index 123
About the Author 130
