Dan Aadland

In Trace of TR (eBook, ePUB)

A Montana Hunter's Journey

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

As a student of American history, as a hunter, horseman, and former Marine, and as someone passionate about the West, Dan Aadland had long felt a kinship with Theodore Roosevelt. One day, on a single-footing horse, lever-action rifle under his knee, Aadland set out to become acquainted with TR as only those who shared his experiences could. In Trace of TR documents that quest, inviting readers to ride along and get to know Theodore Roosevelt through the western environment that so profoundly influenced him. Accompany Aadland as he rides the broad prairies in search of TR's "e;prongbuck,"e; tracks elk through the rugged Big Horn Mountains, and pursues a glimpse of the grizzly in the Absaroka Wilderness. Along the way the author's campfire musings and reflections on Roosevelt's writings further deepen and enrich this unique examination of our twenty-sixth president. With the trill of the western meadowlark and the bugle of the elk, the creak of saddle leather and the scent of sage, Aadland's journey takes readers into TR's beloved Dakota Territory then and now, offering a kindred spirit's moving, deftly drawn portrait of both the land and the man across the space of a century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: UNP - Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780803268050
• Artikelnr.: 55281945

Autorenporträt

Dan Aadland is a rancher, writer, and retired teacher who breeds horses in Absarokee, Montana. His books include The Best of All Seasons: Fifty Years as a Montana Hunter (Nebraska 2007) and Sketches from the Ranch: A Montana Memoir, available in a Bison Books edition.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations   Acknowledgments   Introduction: A Hunter's Heart        Part I. The Big Open   1. Pronghorns on the Powder: The cow camp
prongbucks TR style
Powderville, then and now
the young New Yorker and the buffalo bull
a "sadder man but wiser"
hunting in midday
Scooter and Partner
.30-30s and .45-70s
iron sights and eyeglasses
Partner's initiation
a satisfying single-foot    2. The Elkhorn Ranch: On the road with Redstar, Partner, and Emily
Miles City and beyond
Medora and the Maah Daah Hey
Black Gold on TR's ranch
A pleasant porch on the Little Missouri
meadowlarks and mountain bluebirds      3. Horses, Rifles, and a Man Named Magnus: Rosie and Elmer
mule deer in the sage
TR's arsenal
the New Yorker and the Dane
Partner and Paycheck, Manitou and Muley   Part II. The Mountains   4. The Big Horns: David, Jon, Justin, and TR
a pretty park
alibis
tenderloins in camp
jockeys
ranchers and dudes
compass and
TR's tally
Old Ephraim
Jedediah Smith
grizzlies through the canvas
a big, big buck       5. The Absaroka: Children of the Large Beaked Bird
Buoyer and Leforge, Huskies and Indians
Plenty Coups and Cody
return of a warrior
mi patria chica   6. Slough Creek: Fire and wolves
a solo adventure
Xanadu
Little Mack and a flying mule
lady rangers
Bubba the gaited jack
"dinner bell grizzlies"
compatible companions
Orion
a Cheyenne friend
"I am Dutch Reformed"
Stewards of the Garden      7. Gardiner, 2008 (and 1903): Memories of Eagle Creek, boys, horses, and elk
TR in Yellowstone
Roosevelt, Burroughs, and Muir
a bull for Jim
a .38 on a .45 frame
spring bear plans    Part III. The Home Range   8. Back at the Ranch, Thanksgiving, 2008: Gobbler on the porch
"It looks good enough to eat"
sportsmen
"real food" and "not real food"
a morning buck
"You got him!"      9. The Western Star: Cows and corrals
the end of the Elkhorn
the solitary singer
Hamlet and Fortinbras
the curlew and the thrush   Notes Bibliography