Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail

by Theodore Roosevelt

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803289130
Publisher:	UNP - Bison Books
Publication date:	03/01/1983
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	210
Sales rank:	677,075
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, serving as Chief Executive from 1901 to 1909. In 1906, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation of the Russo-Japanese War. Roosevelt was also a serious historian, naturalist, explorer, conservationist, and hunter, as well as the author of 35 books.

Table of Contents

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