The vigilantes of Montana; Or, popular justice in the Rocky Mountains Being a correct and impartial narrative of the chase, trial, capture and execution of Henry Plummer's road agent band, together with accounts of the lives and crimes of many of the robbers and desperadoes, the whole being interspersed with sketches of life in the mining camps of the "Far West"

"The Vigilantes of Montana; Or, Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains" by Thos. J. Dimsdale is a vivid historical narrative set in the tumultuous mining camps of 19th-century Montana. The book recounts the rise of vigilante groups formed by ordinary citizens to combat the rampant lawlessness perpetuated by Henry Plummer's Road Agent Band. It explores the harsh realities of life in the "Far West," where miners and agricultural settlers struggled amid chaos and violence, emphasizing the perceived necessity of these extra-legal organizations in dispensing justice where formal law enforcement failed, capturing the contrasting lifestyles of settlers and the desperate measures they undertook to establish order and safety.