Congressman Pat Williams: Noted Montana History Professor Harry Fritz has called the period of Montana history between 1965-1980 the 2nd most important decade in Montana history. By capturing the essence of that dramatic period in his 43-episode series “In the Crucible of Change,” Evan Barrett has made a significant contribution to recorded Montana history. (see full statement below)

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Congressman Pat Williams: Noted Montana History Professor Harry Fritz has called the period of Montana history between 1965-1980 the 2nd most important decade in Montana history. By capturing the essence of that dramatic period in his 43-episode series “In the Crucible of Change,” Evan Barrett has made a significant contribution to recorded Montana history. (see full statement below)

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Noted Montana History Professor Harry Fritz has called the period of Montana history between 1965-1980 the 2nd most important decade in Montana history. By capturing the essence of that dramatic period in his 43-episode series “In the Crucible of Change,” Evan Barrett has made a significant contribution to recorded Montana history.

The key players of that period who still are among us in 2014-15 are now on record for posterity about the important issues and activities of that time. Securing today the first person memories of the critical participants of this important time about the political and cultural events of this fifteen years was imperative given the pace by which we are losing these folks.

In the series, Evan Barrett demonstrates that he is particularly capable of putting the people and the history together in a meaningful and understandable way because he was actively engaged during those years, knows the participants and is one of the few Montanans who understands which questions to ask. In this important series, Evan Barrett shows that he understands what to leave out and what to put in so as to truly create an understanding of Montana’s progressive change during those decades.

Pat Williams
Retired Senior Teaching and Research Fellow, U of MT
U.S. Congress, Montana 1979-1997

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Fall 2015

Congressman Pat Williams: Noted Montana History Professor Harry Fritz has called the period of Montana history between 1965-1980 the 2nd most important decade in Montana history. By capturing the essence of that dramatic period in his 43-episode series “In the Crucible of Change,” Evan Barrett has made a significant contribution to recorded Montana history. (see full statement below)

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