James Wells of Montana: The Years 1860-1885, by James A. Franks
By James A. Franks. Softcover, 261 pages.
This is the story of James Wells, the author's great-grandfather, an early day Montana rancher and businessman who married a Gros Ventre woman. He died a wealthy man, but he could not have predicted the unjust treatment his Indian wife & children would receive after his death. His daughter, Mary Wells was raised at St. Peter's Mission and developed a close friendship with "Black Mary" or Stagecoach" Mary Fields there.
Softcover, 261 pages.
