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Course Description: Historian Dale Martin discusses
America’s Ambivalent Romance with Silver: Behind the Legend of Baby Doe
Explore the historical significance of silver in the U.S. in the 19th and early 20th centuries–the background of the stories of Horace, Augusta and Elizabeth “Baby Doe” Tabor. During the long era, silver had many purposes and meanings for Americans. Silver coins filled pockets and purses. The place of silver in the nation’s monetary system made it one of the most contentious issues in the politics of the 1870s–1890s. Silver inspired one of the most famous speeches in U.S. political history. Silver, with its associated hopes and illusions, began or made the reputations of William Jennings Bryan, the father of William Randolph Hearst, the state of Nevada, the basic unit of U.S. currency, and hundreds of taverns called the Silver Dollar.
Meeting Place and Times:
Wednesday, September 16th
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Museum of the Rockies
Instructor(s): Dale Martin. Dale Martin grew up in the Seattle area and attended Washington State University for undergraduate and graduate education, finishing with an M.A. in history. He has worked since the 1970s in archaeological excavation and surveys, inventories of historic buildings and structures (such as mines and bridges) and historical research. His particular interests in history include the American and Canadian West; industrial technology, especially railways and mining; and the First World War. He is now an instructor of history at MSU-Bozeman. He’s old enough to remember when silver coins, including silver dollars, formed most of pocket change.
Cost: $0.00
This event is open to the public.
For More Information:
Please contact Extended University, Office of Continuing Education at ContinuingEd@montana.edu or (406)994-6683
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