Butte’s Memory Book

About the Book

For years people have said, “Someone should do the real Butte story.” Actually, many books about Butte have been done. Some deal with the less inhibited and sometimes violent old Butte. Some dramatically describe the war of the copper kings. Novels have been backgrounded against the Montana city sprawled upon the “richest hill on earth.” Although these books and many shorter pieces contribute to the history, some critics still lament that none has caught that elusive real Butte story.

About the Author

Don James, a native of Boise, Idaho, came to Butte when he was a boy. He attended the old Webster school, Butte High, and later Intermountain Union College in Helena. He has been a newsman, editor, advertising agency director, and corporation executive among other activities in his interesting background. Several hundreds of his short stories and articles have appeared in national magazines. His published books—this is his twenty-eighth—have included nonfiction and novels. He also has written for television, radio, and film. For several years, he has taught creative writing in the Oregon State System of Higher Education and has been coordinator of writing courses at their famous summer Haystack workshops in music, writing, and visual arts at Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast. Mr. James and his wife, Connie Hoover James, live in Portland, Oregon, where Mrs. James has her own public relations firm. Of his Butte book, Don James says, “Actually, this is a love job. I’m grateful that I had the chance to help create the book, and I hope that we have given the city the salute it richly deserves. As so many thousands have said there’ll never be another Butte!”