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Title Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands : a young politician's quest for recovery in the American West / Roger L. Di Silvestro.
Author DiSilvestro, Roger L.
Publication Info. New York : Walker & Co., 2011.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  B ROOSEVELT    Check Shelves
Edition 1st U.S. ed.
Description xii, 352 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-340) and index.
Summary 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.
Contents The Badlands rancher as a young man -- The lure of the West -- The bison hunt -- Love and loss -- Under western skies -- The ranchman -- The politician -- A time of preparation -- Grizzly hunt -- Gunfighters and Blaine -- Winter, 1884-85 -- Roundup -- At home in East and West -- On the trail of outlaws -- Love and guilt -- The blizzards of 1886-87 -- Badlands legacy: from the West to the White House.
Subject Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Homes and haunts -- North Dakota -- Badlands.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Badlands.
Ranch life -- North Dakota -- Badlands -- History -- 19th century.
Badlands (N.D.) -- Biography.
ISBN 9780802717214 (hc.) : $27.00
0802717217 (hc.)
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