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- ↑ Kittredge, William; Smith, Annick (June 1, 1990). The last best place: a Montana anthology (paperback ed.). Montana: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0295969749.
- 1 2 Robbins, Jim (August 17, 2008). "In Montana, a Popular Expression Is Taken Off the Endangered List". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
The wording was coined by Mr. Kittredge, then a professor of creative writing at the University of Montana, in a brainstorming session for the book at a resort near Yellowstone park. "I was thinking of the book 'The Last Good Kiss' by James Crumley, and Lincoln's statement that the U.S. was the last best hope of mankind," Mr. Kittredge said. "The phrase popped into my head and I said, 'How about The Last Best Place?'"
- 1 2 Smith, Annick (January 27, 2018). "Still the last best place?". Missoulian. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
