The Art and Life of Merritt Dana Houghton in the Northern Rockies, 1878-1919

by Michael A. Amundson

Between 1891 and 1915, pen-and-ink artist Merritt Dana Houghton made over 200 bird's-eye sketches of towns, ranches, mines, businesses, historic sites, and animals in Wyoming, northern Colorado, Montana, Idaho, and Washington state. Historian Michael A. Amundson brings these many views together for the first time in these pages.

This lavishly illustrated biography details Houghton's life and work from his birth in Michigan in 1846 to his death...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646423658
• ISBN13: 9781646423651
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: University of Wyoming Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.0" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up