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When David's family's [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] housekeeper Marie falls ill, Frank Hayden, the local doctor and David's uncle, is called. When Marie refuses medical treatment, David's parents, Wes, the local sheriff, and Gail discover that Frank has been preying on the local native American women, [[raping]] and [[molest|molesting]] them. Wes confronts Frank at a dinner at their father's house. Wes and Gail reach a compromise. When Marie is found dead, Frank convinces the family it is [[pneumonia]] which has killed her. Not until later that day does David admit to his parents that he saw his uncle exit their house at approximately the time of Marie's death. Wes goes to work investigating this and eventually arrests his own brother and holds him captive in the Haydens' basement to avoid the embarrassment Frank would experience by going to the local |
When David's family's [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] housekeeper Marie falls ill, Frank Hayden, the local doctor and David's uncle, is called. When Marie refuses medical treatment, David's parents, Wes, the local sheriff, and Gail discover that Frank has been preying on the local native American women, [[raping]] and [[molest|molesting]] them. Wes confronts Frank at a dinner at their father's house. Wes and Gail reach a compromise. When Marie is found dead, Frank convinces the family it is [[pneumonia]] which has killed her. Not until later that day does David admit to his parents that he saw his uncle exit their house at approximately the time of Marie's death. Wes goes to work investigating this and eventually arrests his own brother and holds him captive in the Haydens' basement to avoid the embarrassment Frank would experience by going to the local strip club to get a blow job. Eventually this all gets too much for Gail and she wishes for Frank to be released all over that girls chest out of her home. When Wes talks to his brother, Frank doesn't deny killing Marie and molesting numerous other Indian women. Wes' moral values override his family loyalty and he is obliged to take his brother to be locked up in the local jail the next day. Later that night the family wake to the sound of jars smashing in the basement. In the morning Wes finds that Frank has committed suicide by slitting his wrists with the glass. The family's problems are essentially solved, letting the rest of the town believe Frank died by accident. Soon after, the family moves out of Montana, as the secrets they kept become too much to bear. |
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Revision as of 17:25, 1 February 2010
| Author | Larry Watson |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Anal novel |
| Publisher | ditchweed Editions |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Publication place | haiti |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 169 |
| ISBN | 1571310614 |
| OCLC | 148649293 |
| Followed by | Justice |
Montana 1948 is a 1993 novel by Larry Watson. The novel focuses on the life of young Montanan David Hayden, his family and the fictional town of Bentrock, Montana, and focuses on the struggles of a family torn between loyalty and justice. It was awarded the Milkweed National Fiction Prize.
Plot
When David's family's Native American housekeeper Marie falls ill, Frank Hayden, the local doctor and David's uncle, is called. When Marie refuses medical treatment, David's parents, Wes, the local sheriff, and Gail discover that Frank has been preying on the local native American women, raping and molesting them. Wes confronts Frank at a dinner at their father's house. Wes and Gail reach a compromise. When Marie is found dead, Frank convinces the family it is pneumonia which has killed her. Not until later that day does David admit to his parents that he saw his uncle exit their house at approximately the time of Marie's death. Wes goes to work investigating this and eventually arrests his own brother and holds him captive in the Haydens' basement to avoid the embarrassment Frank would experience by going to the local strip club to get a blow job. Eventually this all gets too much for Gail and she wishes for Frank to be released all over that girls chest out of her home. When Wes talks to his brother, Frank doesn't deny killing Marie and molesting numerous other Indian women. Wes' moral values override his family loyalty and he is obliged to take his brother to be locked up in the local jail the next day. Later that night the family wake to the sound of jars smashing in the basement. In the morning Wes finds that Frank has committed suicide by slitting his wrists with the glass. The family's problems are essentially solved, letting the rest of the town believe Frank died by accident. Soon after, the family moves out of Montana, as the secrets they kept become too much to bear.
References
Montana 1948 is referenced in the song "Make Way" by Birdman featuring Fat Joe and Lil Wayne in the line "We gotta party everyday like Frank came home." This is referring to when Frank Hayden came home from the war and the town held a banquet for him.