Montana Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind Historys Mysteries

About Edward Lawrence

As a child Ed Lawrences goal was to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. However after flunking out of a pre-law program at the University of Oregon he abandoned that plan and studied literature instead. Then followed a long stint in the corporate world as a marketing type before he experienced lifechange #3 and became a writer and photographer. Along the way he took up flyfishing as a hobby and now combines his passion for flyfishing with writing for major magazines. He also authored Frommers Guide to Montana and Wyoming and Frommers Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. He lives in Bozeman Montana. Michael J. Ober is three generations deep into Montanas history and lore. He was born and raised in Havre Montana and received both a BA and MA in history from the University of Montana and a MLIS in Library Science from the University of Denver. He then pursued a diverse career in education at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell Montana serving for forty years as library director academic advisor and instructor of English Montana history and handgun marksmanship. During the summer months he worked seasonally for forty-four years with the National Park Service in Glacier National Park on fire crews as a backcountry ranger and as a law enforcement road patrol ranger. A long-time student of Montanas colorful past Michael has traveled back and forth across the state to recreate and seek out places and people connected to the states culture and tradition. He writes freelance for several regional journals including Montana Senior News Montana Outdoors Steamships Magazine Montana: the Magazine of Western History Mountain Outlaw and Big Sky Journal. In 2010 he authored Glacier Album which showcases vintage photos of Glacier National Park. Michael lives in Kalispell Montana.