It’s a real-life Jake Spoon story. And if you’re not familiar with Jake, he’s Lonesome Dove’s warning against falling in with the wrong folks. The tale of Francis Gardipee, Edmund Hackett, and Flopping Bill Cantrell is one such chronicle. These men’s fates intertwined amid the Dakota Territory’s rugged expanses, where the echoes of cowboy vigilantism speak of justice as raw as the frontier. Ron Berget, a curious Minnesota native, delves into this gripping saga in his book “Montana Stranglers in Dakota Territory,” revealing truths often stranger than fiction.
It’s a story that roams through Minot’s outback; Patrick Springer with Inforum.com has the story on the story. Plus, it sounds like the book might make a great gift for an old west history buff. You should probably check at Main Street Books if you’re wondering where to buy it locally.
