"Two famous Americans combined their talents to provide a first-hand account of life in the rugged frontier West during the 1880s"--Book jacket.

Beautifully illustrated by Remington, Roosevelt's celebration of the Old West recounts his adventures in the Dakota Badlands of the 1880s, from roundups to Indian encounters to hunting bighorn sheep.

Roosevelt described life in the 19th century United States West and frontier.

After the death of his first wife, Roosevelt set off to the frontier, eventually settling his own ranch in the Dakota Territory. Covering the years of 1884-1886, Roosevelt records, with obvious joy, his experiences on the ranch, from the people (and animals) that he meets, his adventures on the hunt, the excitement of the round up, to the everyday life on the ranch. Roosevelt subtitled this book "An Account of Life in the Cattle Country of the Far West."