Thomas C. Rust, a native Montanan, has been Professor of History at MSU Billings since 1999. He earned his B.A. from the University of Minnesota, an M.A. from the University of Denver, an M.Ed. from MSUB, and a Ph.D. from the University of Leicester. His research focuses on military history in the West, including the U.S. Army’s role in Yellowstone National Park. He is currently studying the underrepresentation of Native Americans in Yellowstone’s history and queer soldiers in the early 20th-century U.S. military. Dr. Rust also engages students in hands-on learning through archaeological research projects along the Lewis and Clark trail.

• Introduction: A Century of PrejudiceChapter 1: The Moon FamilyChapter 2: In the ArmyChapter 3: The CourtChapter 4: The Case for the ProsecutionChapter 5: The Case for the DefenseChapter 6: Closing Arguments and DeliberationsChapter 7: Civilian Life AgainConclusion

Thomas C. Rust, a native Montanan, has been Professor of History at MSU Billings since 1999. He earned his B.A. from the University of Minnesota, an M.A. from the University of Denver, an M.Ed. from MSUB, and a Ph.D. from the University of Leicester. His research focuses on military history in the West, including the U.S. Army’s role in Yellowstone National Park. He is currently studying the underrepresentation of Native Americans in Yellowstone’s history and queer soldiers in the early 20th-century U.S. military. Dr. Rust also engages students in hands-on learning through archaeological research projects along the Lewis and Clark trail.

• Introduction: A Century of PrejudiceChapter 1: The Moon FamilyChapter 2: In the ArmyChapter 3: The CourtChapter 4: The Case for the ProsecutionChapter 5: The Case for the DefenseChapter 6: Closing Arguments and DeliberationsChapter 7: Civilian Life AgainConclusion

Thomas C. Rust, a native Montanan, has been Professor of History at MSU Billings since 1999. He earned his B.A. from the University of Minnesota, an M.A. from the University of Denver, an M.Ed. from MSUB, and a Ph.D. from the University of Leicester. His research focuses on military history in the West, including the U.S. Army’s role in Yellowstone National Park. He is currently studying the underrepresentation of Native Americans in Yellowstone’s history and queer soldiers in the early 20th-century U.S. military. Dr. Rust also engages students in hands-on learning through archaeological research projects along the Lewis and Clark trail.

• Introduction: A Century of PrejudiceChapter 1: The Moon FamilyChapter 2: In the ArmyChapter 3: The CourtChapter 4: The Case for the ProsecutionChapter 5: The Case for the DefenseChapter 6: Closing Arguments and DeliberationsChapter 7: Civilian Life AgainConclusion