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By 1900 Montana was home to 243,329 people. The state had produced 61% of the country's copper just the year before, which amounted to 23% of that dug up in the whole world. By 1930 there were 537,606 people in the state and the nation was just beginning to get a taste of the banking crashes and economic depression that Montana had been feeling for a decade. The reason for the problems in Montana can be traced to the propaganda the state and the railroads put out beginning in 1905 and which told bald-faced lies to people the world over. Dry farming was advocated, and in an environment that couldn't support it long-term. When the bust came in 1916 more than 200,000 people left the state. As a result, Montana was the only state in the union to lose population in the 'Roaring Twenties.



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Greg Strandberg

Author Photo: Atop the Sleeping Giant 20 miles north of Helena, Montana, the Missouri River in the background


Greg Strandberg was born and raised in Helena, Montana. He graduated from the University of Montana in 2008 with a BA in History.

When the American economy began to collapse Greg quickly moved to China, where he became a slave for the English language industry. After five years of that nonsense he returned to Montana in June 2013.

In 2014 Greg ran for the Montana House of Representatives, District 98, and lost handily. In 2016 he ran for District 99 and lost again.

When not writing his blogs, novels, or web content for others, Greg enjoys reading, hiking, biking, stamp collecting, doing puzzles and spending time with his wife and young son.

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