University of Montana
TO NEIGHBOR: Stories from Melville, Montana, a Crossroads of Land, Community, and a Way of Life
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThis collection of essays revolves around several trips I made to Sweet Grass County and most specifically, Melville, Montana, population approximately 140. I discovered Melville on a class trip to Sweet Grass County and couldn’t get the community out of my mind. Relatively unchanged for the past three to four generations, these people value hard work and all the lessons it brings, neighbors, and the lifestyle of a rancher. But life in the ranching industry is a tough one. Profits are hard to come by and land prices are high where there is a view. And there is a view in Melville: the town is situated between the Absaroka-Beartooth and Crazy Mountain ranges on either side. The community is rich in shared memory, interdependence, and a great identity and pride they take in the land they steward. The stories are sometimes journalistic, sometimes more sketches or stories of the nonfiction kind. Much of the writing is personal, stemming from my own struggles with sense of place.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science (MS)
- Grantor dc:publisher
- University of Montana
- Year
- 2006
Author and committee
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- Marsh, Genevieve Jessop
Subjects
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dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/1120
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-2139