- Paperback: 210 pages
- Publisher: Bison Books; New edition edition (Mar 1 1983)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0803289138
- ISBN-13: 978-0803289130
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 17.6 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 395 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,667,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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No American president has been closer to the working life of the West than Theodore Roosevelt. From 1884 to 1886 he built up his ranch on the Little Missouri in Dakota Territory, accepting the inevitable toil and hardships. He met the unique characters of the Bad Lands—mountain men, degenerate buffalo hunters, Indians, and cowboys—and observed their changes as the West became more populated.
Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail describes Roosevelt's routine labor and extraordinary adventures, including a stint as a deputy sheriff pursuing three horse thieves through the cold of winter. Whether recounting stories of cowboy fights or describing his hunting of elk, antelope, and bear, the book expresses his lifelong delight in physical hardihood and tests of nerve.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
TR's Writing At Its Finest!,
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This review is from: Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail (Paperback)
"Ranch Life And The Hunting Trail" is Theodore Roosevelt's narrative of his life and experiences during his time in the Dakota Territory of the 1880s. Published in 1888, it displays Roosevelt's writing at this finest. His picture words make the scenes come alive in all their splendor. This is a TR I never knew existed. For anyone with a love of western adventure, this book is it!Besides providing the sheer enjoyment of reading, this book actually teaches the reader much about the life and economy of the era. I had always heard about the open range and the roundup, but this book makes the concepts clear. Cattle and horses were left to feed on the open range. The herds were divided during the roundup, with the calves given the brands of their mothers, as the way to assert property rights in the cattle. The devastation of a severe winter cannot be imagined until you read an eyewitness account, and few are written as well as this. The challenges of the hunt and the unique characters of the West can be experienced vicariously through the pages of this book. Frederic Remington's illustrations add visual images to the written word. This book is an excellent choice for anyone with longing for the lure of the Old West or a window into the world of Theodore Roosevelt.
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TR's Writing At Its Finest!,
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This review is from: Ranch Life & the Hunting Trail (Hardcover)
"Ranch Life And The Hunting Trail" is Theodore Roosevelt's narrative of his life and experiences during his time in the Dakota Territory of the 1880s. Published in 1888, it displays Roosevelt's writing at this finest. His picture words make the scenes come alive in all their splendor. This is a TR I never knew existed. For anyone with a love of western adventure, this book is it!Besides providing the sheer enjoyment of reading, this book actually teaches the reader much about the life and economy of the era. I had always heard about the open range and the roundup, but this book makes the concepts clear. Cattle and horses were left to feed on the open range. The herds were divided during the roundup, with the calves given the brands of their mothers, as the way to assert property rights in the cattle. The devastation of a severe winter cannot be imagined until you read an eyewitness account, and few are written as well as this. The challenges of the hunt and the unique characters of the West can be experienced vicariously through the pages of this book. Frederic Remington's illustrations add visual images to the written word. This book is an excellent choice for anyone with longing for the lure of the Old West or a window into the world of Theodore Roosevelt.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stellar account of roughing it 1900,
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This review is from: Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail (Paperback)
I have an original copy of this classic. Not a photo-copy. NOT much else of Americana as spectacular.
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