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Secretary of State Bob Brown: Evan Barrett's “In the Crucible of Change” is a timely and important series of recorded interviews of 75+ history-makers encompassing the period of what historians are coming to recognize as “Montana's second progressive era". “In the Crucible of Change” makes an invaluable contribution to the history of our state as it directly brings that history to life in the real voices and faces of those who lived and made it. (see full statement below)
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Evan Barrett's “In the Crucible of Change” is a timely and important series of recorded interviews of 75+ history-makers encompassing the period of what historians are coming to recognize as "Montana's second progressive era." In the 43-episode film series, Barrett has recorded the reflections of most of the key players of Montana’s 1965-80 period, making sure they are available both now and for the future. Because of his personal involvement in the politics of Montana during that time, Barrett’s knowledge and perspective shine through as he conducts this series of topical interviews, helping create direct, informative and lively accounts of the history as the participants lived it. “In the Crucible of Change” makes an invaluable contribution to the history of our state as it directly brings that history to life in the real voices and faces of those who lived and made it.
Bob Brown, Retired Senior Teaching and Research Fellow, U of MT
Former Montana State Senate President and Secretary of State
(and GOP candidate for Governor 2004)
Publication Date
Fall 2015
Recommended Citation
Brown, Bob and Barrett, Evan, "Secretary of State Bob Brown: Evan Barrett's “In the Crucible of Change” is a timely and important series of recorded interviews of 75+ history-makers encompassing the period of what historians are coming to recognize as “Montana's second progressive era". “In the Crucible of Change” makes an invaluable contribution to the history of our state as it directly brings that history to life in the real voices and faces of those who lived and made it. (see full statement below)" (2015). Recognitions the Series has Received. 7.
https://digitalcommons.mtech.edu/recognition/7