K. Ross Toole Lecture Recordings, 1976-1985

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: Course structure, Geography, Natural Resources, Absentee ownership, Early history to Lewis and Clark.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: Lewis and Clark, Fur trade, Native American affected by white intrusion, Missionaries in Montana.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: St. Mary's Mission, Other missionaries, Reservations, Custer, Chief Joseph.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: Gold Rush towns, Vigilantes, Territorial government, Thomas Francis Meagher.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: Marcus Daly, the Anaconda Company, Economics of copper, Montana-Michigan price war.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: Aftermath of Montana-Michigan price war, Secretan's copper cartel, Failure of cartel, Effects on Montana, Introduction to William A. Clark.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: William A. Clark, Election of 1888, Timber conflicts, Election of 1888, Money and Montana newspapers.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: State Capitol fight, 1900 Clark runs for Senate, Daly dies and Standard Oil buys Anaconda, Augustus Heinze, 1903 Anaconda shutdown.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: Decline of the Anaconda Company, Cattle industry in Montana, Winter of 1866-1967, Sheep, Charles M. Russell.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: Eastern Montana, Drought cycles, Homesteaders and flood Montana, Homesteader's life.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: Homestead bust, County busting, Butte's pollution problem.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: More pollution problems, The big stack, Farmers vs. miners, President Roosevelt intervenes, Court cases…but nothing changes.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: Definition of energy, Our Fort Union aquifer, Acid rainfall, MHD plants.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: Water, Scarcity on Great Plains, Water and coal, Sub-surface water.

Lecture includes a discussion of the following: Conclusion of series…What we must do.

Discussion topics: The Winds of Montana - An Introduction; The Price of Space and Natural Resources; The First Montanans; The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Discussion topics: The Flathead Apostasy; Indian and White Warfare; A Sketch of C.M. Russell / The Gold rush Years; The Aches and Pains of a New Territory

Discussion topics: That Precious Metal: Copper; The International Copper Cartel; The War of the Copper Kings; The Battle Escalates

Discussion topics: The Amalgamated Copper Trust; There's Longhorn in Them Hills; Farming: The Final Frontier; The Dry Years / A Sketch of C.M. Russell

Discussion topics: The Smoke Must Go; Montana's Resources: Future or Failure?; Water: An Infinite Resource?; Conclusion: The Winds of Montana - K. Ross Toole's Last Lecture