ght Smith, of Chicago; Mrs. Granville Stuart, of Grantsdale,
Montana; Mr. Frank B. Linderman, of Somers, Montana; Mr. C. R. Greer,
of Hamilton, Ohio; Mrs. George Sarchet, of New England, South Dakota;
and especially, my secretary, Miss Gisela Westhoff.

I have enjoyed the writing-man's rarest privilege--the assistance of
wise and friendly critics, notably Professor Albert Bushnell Hart, of
Harvard; President John Grier Hibben, of Princeton; and Professor
William A. Dunning, of Columbia, who generously consented to serve as
a committee of the Roosevelt Memorial Association to examine my
manuscript; and Dr. John A. Lester, of the Hill School, who has read
the proof and given me valuable suggestions.

To all these friendly helpers my gratitude is deep. My warmest thanks,
however, are due Mr. William Boyce Thompson, President of the
Roosevelt Memorial Association, whose quick imagination and effective
interest made possible the collection of the material under the
auspices of the Association.

H. H.
FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
_June 20, 1921_

CONTENTS

Introduction ................................................... xxv

Chapter I. Arrival -- Little Missouri -- A game country --
Joe Ferris -- The trail to Chimney Butte -- The three
Canadians -- The buckskin mare ................................ 3

Chapter II. Gregor Lang -- The Vine family -- The buffalo
hunt -- The argonauts -- Politics -- The passing of the
buffalo -- Pursuit -- The charge of the buffalo -- Broken
slumbers -- Failure -- "It's dogged that does it" --
Roosevelt makes a decision -- He acquires two partners -- He
kills his buffalo ............................................ 18

Chapter III. Jake Maunders -- The "bad men" -- Archie the
precocious -- County organization -- The graces of the
wicked ....................................................... 47

Chapter IV. Marquis de Mores -- Founding of Medora -- The
machinations of Maunders result in bloodshed -- The boom
begins -- The Marquis in business -- Roosevelt returns East
-- The Marquis's idea -- Packard -- Frank Vine's little joke
-- Medora blossoms forth -- The Marquis has a new dream --
Joe Ferris acquires a store -- Roosevelt meets disaster --
Invasion -- Roosevelt turns West ............................. 58

Chapter V. "I will not be dictated to!" -- Geo