He was a cowboy once–and young
Subject(s): Brinkley, Douglas, Buckaroos, Cowboys, History--Book reviews, Jenkinson, Clay, Merrifield, Arthur William, 1855-1929, Morès, Antoine Amédée Marie Vincent Manca de Vallombrosa, marquis de, 1858-1896, North Dakota--Badlands, North Dakota--Medora, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, University of Wyoming, Vigilantes, Wister, Owen, 1860-1938
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Duane G. Jundt finds flaws and strengths in two books that chronicle Theodore Roosevelt’s time in the Dakota Badlands. Jundt notes that Michael F. Blake’s The Cowboy President: The American West and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt lacks historical objectivity and contains numerous factual errors while Christopher Knowlton’s Cattle Kingdom: The Hidden History of the Cowboy West places Roosevelt and his ranching experience in the wider context of the American West. Jundt highlights both books’ treatment of Owen Wister’s 1902 novel The Virginian. Jundt also examines certain aspects of these books against works by other Roosevelt biographers, and he asserts that both books emphasize the importance of Roosevelt’s time in Dakota to developing his conservation conscience.
The front cover illustrations for both works under review and a postcard of a cattle branding scene accompany the text.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2020
Creator(s)
Jundt, Duane G. (Duane Gerald), 1965-
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
He was a cowboy once–and young. [2020]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308766. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Jundt, Duane G. (Duane Gerald), 1965-. He was a cowboy once–and young. [2020]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308766.
APA:
Jundt, Duane G. (Duane Gerald), 1965-., [2020]. He was a cowboy once–and young.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308766.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
