Theodore Roosevelt in the Dakota Badlands: An Historical Guide

Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands: A Young Politician's Quest for Recovery in the American West
By Roger L. DiSilvestro
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.
A Free and Hardy Life: Theodore Roosevelt's Sojourn in the American West
By Clay Jenkinson
This book contains 70 stories, many set in Dakota Territory, about Roosevelt's life as an adventurer, politician, and man of letters, lavishly illustrated with more than 100 photographs, some never previously published.