(Part 2) Top products from r/Montana

Late to this dance but I have two cents. The Madison is long, and the type of camping might help make suggestions. As mentioned Ennis or W. Yellowstone may be your bases of operation (groceries and what not). I personally recommend the Madison between Hebgen Lake and Ennis Lake. That is a long stretch of water with some super productive fishing lately, although it has been getting warmer and the fishing is getting slower in the afternoon. Below the damn on Hebgen all the way to Quake lake is quality there is a couple camp grounds right there near Beaver ck. Below Quake lake toward Ennis at Gold Butte there is a campground and again at Ruby Ck. these mentioned are all quality fishing accesses with camping facilities. There are many many more as you work down the maddy, most of the fishing access are at or near a campground. I would start high (Hebgen) and work your way down stream to Ennis camping at multiple spots. Buy a http://www.amazon.com/dp/0899333397/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=12503023067&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=973034872824961472&hvpone=17.05&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_1it1skj9ql_b

This is a handy map reference that will steer you around and let you leave the beaten path with some confidence. Hint: checkout Wade and Cliff lake right in the area I suggested. Happy hunting.

This is a REALLY easy read and might just be a nice additional book for the trip. "M Is For Montana" - Probably a little more suitable for younger kids. I remember we always thoroughly enjoyed it as kids - keeping an eye out for the illustrations in the book. Have fun on your trip!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0937959324?pc_redir=1404056732&robot_redir=1

Any book you pick up is going to be good, but my favorite reads are Butte specific, since Butte played an outsized role in the early history of the state and everything that happened in Butte was big for the time.

War of the Copper Kings by C.B. Glasscock is about how the three Copper Kings ran mini-enclaves and controlled the government and courts of the state, waged literal wars underground, and the labor and corporate battles that played out for 40 years before Anaconda won the pot.

Fire and Brimstone by Michael Punke which covers the deadliest hard-rock mining disaster in US history, in which 167 men lost their lives. It's very well written and researched.

I haven't read this one yet and while it may not be up your alley, The City That Ate Itself by Brian James Leech is a more recent history of Butte and covers the social and economic impact of open-pit hard-rock mining on the community it consumes.

I hope you read some of these and enjoy them!

I have not read it, but your description made me think of

New Found Land

I hope you and your family enjoy your trip!

This is a great book if she enjoys history. All the chapters are broken down by route and the things that happened along then. Fun travel book.

Roadside History of Montana

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0878423958?pc_redir=1405231098&robot_redir=1

I am reading "Yogo: The Great American Sapphire" by Stephen M. Voynick and find it very interesting.

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A good place to begin: https://www.amazon.com/Guarding-Golden-Door-Immigration-Immigrants/dp/0809053446/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RXHJQEXX56A3G1XM6VDG

Just an FYI.
https://www.amazon.com/Missoula-Rape-Justice-System-College/dp/0804170568/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480977279&sr=8-1&keywords=missoula+rape

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0878425047/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525892542&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=wildflowers+of+montana

A link on Amazon. Although, I found mine locally at outdoor sports store. I can't remember if it was Bob Wards or Capital Sports in Helena though.