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Title: Hunting Trips of a Ranchman & The Wilderness Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt ISBN: 0-375-75152-1 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 12 May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Collection of Short Stories
Comment: This collection of Roosevelt's hunting trips and adventures puts you right out there with him, on the wild plains. The clarity of his descriptions and the easy way he takes you through his experiences has made this one of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. If you enjoy the wilderness, stories about the old west or just relaxing with a good book, this is a great choice.
Rating: 4
Summary: Essays on animals and hunting trips by the future President
Comment: Roosevelt purchased two cattle ranches in present-day western North Dakota, and many times went out to hunt for sport or for "meat for the pot."
Hunting Trips of a Ranchman in effect provides essays on the description, behavior, habitat, and survival of several species known to the prairies and the distant forests and mountain ranges. He talks of wildfowl (grouse, etc), elk, buffalo, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, black-tailed or mule deer, and finishes with Old Ephraim, the grizzly bear. All of these books are good for armchair readers who have never been to the western wildernesses or prairies, where these animals can be viewed with perseverance and patience.
Roosevelt speaks of elk as the most noble of the deer family and perhaps the most majestic of all animals (which I tend to agree). He speaks of the incredible speed but also remarkable (and sometimes fatal) curiosity of the pronghorn, who are able to outrun any foes and keep in the open to see them at long distance with their excellent vision. However, they run in a straight line to provide a fairly consistent target for a good marksmen. He speaks of the enjoyable hunting of both kinds of deer, the difficulty of approaching the haunts of the bighorn, and his big finale, one of the best accounts of hunting grizzlies that I have ever read. Roosevelt's respect for the bear's ferocity is manifest, almost amounting to an admitted dread, which shows his good sense.
If you are interested in the American wild, are curious about the habits and habitats of these large species, and are drawn to the hunting and outdoor mentality of the President who helped strengthen the national park system, this will be an entertaining read for you.
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting look at key point & place in US history
Comment: I enjoyed these books very much. They give an excellent overview not only of the flora and fauna of the north plains in the late 1800s, but also an interesting perspective on the people of the place and TR. The only drawback was the writing was a bit dated, and the two books were a bit overlapping in subject. Nonetheless, highly recommended to anyone interested in the outdoors, US history, and/or TR.
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Title: Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail by Theodore Roosevelt, Frederic Remington ISBN: 0803289138 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: April, 1983 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Strenuous Life (Little Books of Wisdom) by Theodore Roosevelt ISBN: 1557091420 Publisher: Applewood Books Pub. Date: April, 1991 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt, Edmund Morris, Richard Bak ISBN: 0375754768 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 12 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rossevelt, Paul D. Schullery ISBN: 0811730336 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: August, 1991 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Winning of the West: From the Alleghenies to the Mississippi 1769-1776: With Map by Theodore Roosevelt, John Milton Cooper ISBN: 0803289545 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $28.50 |
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