This summer I read a fantastic book about the life of Montana's first territorial governor, Thomas Francis Meagher. The book is called, "The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero" and was written by Timothy Egan.
I loved the book! But don't just take my word for it. Here's a review by the Wall Street Journal:
“Thomas Meagher’s is an irresistible story, irresistibly retold by the virtuosic Timothy Egan . . . The author tells Meagher’s exhilarating story with an Irishman’s flair for the tragic, poetic and dramatic . . . A gripping, novelistic page-turner…. Imperfect but irresistible, Meagher has long deserved a revival and reappraisal. For sure, he has a rousing one now.” --
The Wall Street JournalIf you love Irish history, Australian history, American civil war history, and Montana history, this book has it all.
Here's the Wikipedia link about Thomas Francis Meagher:
https://en.wikipedia.org/...is_Meagher