Perilous Passage (pb): A Narrative of the Montana Gold Rush, 1862-1863

by Edwin Purple, Kenneth N. Owens (Editor)

In 1862 Edwin Ruthven Purple seized the chance to strike it rich in the newly discovered goldfields of the northern Rocky Mountains. With an introduction and thorough annotations by Kenneth N. Owens, Perilous Passage offers Purple's never-before-published, first-person narrative. On hand for the crimes that led to vigilante justice, Purple chronicled the story of a raucous, sometimes murderous life among bonanza miners.

214 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995