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"If had not spent my year in North Dakota, I would never have become President of the United States, " declared Theodore Roosevelt. The future statesman took his first steps toward the highest office in the land in the Dakota Badlands of the 1880s, where he began his transformation from aristocrat to democrat. Roosevelt left his home in the East as Theodore, but he returned as "Teddy, " a rugged outdoorsman and soon-to-be hero of the Rough Riders.
Recounted with infectious enthusiasm, Roosevelt's tales range from ranching on the open plains to hunting in the mountains. His reminiscences conjure up the vanished world of the frontier, with thrilling accounts of chasing bighorn sheep and horse thieves, encountering Indians, branding cattle, and bronco busting. Roosevelt's recollections helped elevate the cowboy's image from that of an ordinary farm laborer into a figure of nobility and courage. The works of Frederic Remington, another great mythmaker of the Old West, illustrate these memoirs. Sixty-five black-and-white images by this renowned American artist complement Roosevelt's stories of freedom and self-reliance.
Dover (2009) unabridged republication of the edition published by The Century Co., New York, 1888.
Frontispiece, The Round-Up
I The Cattle Country of the Far West 1
Illustrations: A Study from Life-Initial-An Exploring Outfit-The Midday Meal-The Outlying Camp-Cowboy Fun-In A Bog-Hole- Tail-Piece
II Out On The Range 15
Illustrations: Initial-Pulling A Cow Out Of the Mud-A Dispute Over A Brand-Bronco.Busters Saddling -Tail-Piece
III The Home Ranch 25
Illustrations: Initial-Elk Horn Ranch Buildings-roping in a Horse-Corral-A Deep Ford-A Hard Trail-In With the Horse Herd-A Bucking Bronco-Cruising For Stock-Tail-Piece, Old-Style Texan Cowman
IV The Round-Up 45
illustrations: Initial-Driving To The Round-Up-Saddling Fresh Horses-Trailing Cattle-The Rope Corral-Cutting Out A Steer-Branding A Calf-Branding A Horse-The Herd At Night-In A Stampede-Tail-Piece, Roped!
V Winter Weather 73
Illustrations: Line Riding In Winter-Initial-Cattle Drifting Before The Storm-Tail-Piece
VI Frontier Types 81
Illustrations: The Fugitive-Initial, A Mexican Vaquero-A French-Canadian Trapper-A Fight In The Street-Making A Tenderfoot Dance-Painting The Town Red-A Row In A Cattle Town-The Magic Of The Drop-Tail-Piece, Which Is The Bad Man?
VII Red And White On The Border 101
Illustrations: Initial, The Peace Sign-Standing Off Indians-An Episode In The Opening Up Of A Cattle Country-Tail-Piece, One Of The Boys
VIII Sheriff's Work On A Ranch 111
Illustrations: Mountain Lions At The Deer Cache-Initial-The Capture Of The German-"Hands Up!" The Capture Of Finnigan-"Take Off Your Boots!"-Down-Stream-On Guard At Night-"A Sharp Preliminary Tussle"-On The Road To Dickinson-Tail-Piece, A Texan Cowboy
IX The Ranchman's Rifle On Crag And Prairie131
Illustrations: An Elk-Initial-Bringing Home The Game-A Prong-Horn Buck Visits Camp-The Buck Overtaken-Tail-Piece, Our Camp
X The Wapiti, Or Round-Horned Elk 147
Illustration: Our Elk Outfit At The Ford- Tail-Piece
XI The Big-Horn Sheep 153
Illustration: A Mountain Hunter-Shot!-Tail-Piece, A Montana Cowboy
XII The Game Of The High Peaks: The White Goat 171
Illustrations: Initial-In A Canon Of The Ceur D' Alene-Down Brakes!-The Indians We Met-The First Shot-Stalking Goats-The White Goat At Home-Tail-Piece, Adios
JamesCA
Posted April 26, 2013
After the death of his wife and mother, Teedee heads west. A wonderful read with F.Remington illus.
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Posted May 27, 2012
T.R. Fans will enjoy this book on TR's adventures with illustrations by Frederic Remington.
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Overview
"If had not spent my year in North Dakota, I would never have become President of the United States, " declared Theodore Roosevelt. The future statesman took his first steps toward the highest office in the land in the Dakota Badlands of the 1880s, where he began his transformation from aristocrat to democrat. Roosevelt left his home in the East as Theodore, but he returned as "Teddy, " a rugged outdoorsman and soon-to-be hero of the Rough Riders.
Recounted with infectious enthusiasm, Roosevelt's tales range from...