Meet Brenda

Brenda Wahler is a fourth-generation Montanan who wears multiple hats: she is an attorney in her day job as well as an independent historian, freelance writer and lifelong horsewoman. Studying cantankerous characters from conmen to countesses, Wahler digs into the deeper stories behind the myths of the American West.

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She is the author of Montana Horse Racing: A History, and Marcus Daly's Road to Montana. Her next book, Marcus Daly’s Montana Empires: Copper Mining, Racehorses & Politics, will be released in March 2026.

Meet Brenda

Brenda Wahler is a fourth-generation Montanan who wears multiple hats: she is an attorney in her day job as well as an independent historian, freelance writer and lifelong horsewoman. Studying cantankerous characters from conmen to countesses, Wahler digs into the deeper stories behind the myths of the American West.

She is the author of Montana Horse Racing: A History, and Marcus Daly's Road to Montana. Her next book, Marcus Daly’s Montana Empires: Copper Mining, Racehorses and Politics, will be released in March 2026.

Click here to order books and see other articles Brenda has published