Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands
Subtitle: a young politician's quest for recovery in the American West
By: Roger L. Di Silvestro
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Walker & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780802717214
Subjects: Homes and haunts; Ranch life; Frontier and pioneer life; Presidents; Biography; History
Description: In this work, the author chronicles the turbulent years Roosevelt spent as a rancher in the Badlands of Dakota Territory, during which the character and commitment of the future president and conservationist took shape.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Badlands rancher as a young man; title: The lure of the West; title: The bison hunt; title: Love and loss; title: Under western skies; title: The ranchman; title: The politician; title: A time of preparation; title: Grizzly hunt; title: Gunfighters and Blaine; title: Winter, 1884-85; title: Roundup; title: At home in East and West; title: On the trail of outlaws; title: Love and guilt; title: The blizzards of 1886-87; title: Badlands legacy: from the West to the White House.