Andrew Garcia

One of Montana’s most colorful characters was Andrew Garcia whose book, Tough Trip Through Paradise, is considered a premier historical adventure story tracing his youthful travels in the late 1870s. Andrew was just twelve in 1868 when he first came to Montana from Texas. He tagged along with his uncle Albino Ortez and some cowboys driving three hundred working mules to Gallatin City. Garcia’s uncle had begged the youngster’s parents to let him accompany the men. They never really gave permis...