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It was here that Roosevelt came in 1883 to hunt buffalo. And it was here that he returned a year later to recover from a devastating depression brought on by th

It was here that Roosevelt came in 1883 to hunt buffalo. And it was here that he returned a year later to recover from a devastating depression brought on by the death, on the same day, of his wife and mother. Roosevelt, who stayed nearly three years, found renewal and purpose in the area’s stark beauty. “I never would have been President if it had not been for my experiences in North Dakota,” he later wrote. It was here “that the romance of my life began.”

kylecazar 3y ago
I'll never forget reading his journal entry on the day he lost his wife & mom -- just 'The light has gone out of my life.' Wasn't aware he found inspiration again in ND. Cool.
adolph 3y ago
And to add Roosevelt context for folks’ reaction to “hunting buffalo”: Roosevelt routinely used his position as U.S. President to help the New York Zoological Society and the American Bison Society secure land, procure buffalo and promote bison reintroduction projects. President Roosevelt even mentioned his concern for bison in his annual message to Congress in 1905. The first three premier bison restoration projects supported by President Roosevelt and the ABS included Wichita Mountains Reserve, Wind Cave National Park and the National Bison Range. As President, Theodore Roosevelt harnessed his passions into deliberate action and thereby changed the manifest destiny of the United States to ensure that there will always remain wild lands and wildlife, including the new National Mammal - the American bison. https://www.nps.gov/articles/bison-bellows-8-25-16.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/bison-bellows-8-25-16.htm
- ethbr1 3y ago
  Because it came up here the other day, and I looked it up, the history of the National Bison Range is fascinating. It was ceded to Native Americans by treaty as a reservation, then the land in the middle of the reservation "bought" back (disputedly) for less than market value, set aside as a bison preserve, managed by the federal government (Fish and Wildlife?), management duties transfered back to the tribe, then back to the federal government, now finally back to the tribe.
arrowsmith 3y ago
> the death, on the same day, of his wife and mother. Specifically, his wife and mother both died of unrelated causes on the same day - and it was Valentine's Day. Talk about a shitty holiday.
- klyrs 3y ago
  I bet Hallmark doesn't make a Valentines Day card for that. Missed opportunity.
  - processunknown 3y ago
    Market validation!!

kylecazar 3y ago

I'll never forget reading his journal entry on the day he lost his wife & mom -- just 'The light has gone out of my life.' Wasn't aware he found inspiration again in ND. Cool.

adolph 3y ago

And to add Roosevelt context for folks’ reaction to “hunting buffalo”: Roosevelt routinely used his position as U.S. President to help the New York Zoological Society and the American Bison Society secure land, procure buffalo and promote bison reintroduction projects. President Roosevelt even mentioned his concern for bison in his annual message to Congress in 1905. The first three premier bison restoration projects supported by President Roosevelt and the ABS included Wichita Mountains Reserve, Wind Cave National Park and the National Bison Range. As President, Theodore Roosevelt harnessed his passions into deliberate action and thereby changed the manifest destiny of the United States to ensure that there will always remain wild lands and wildlife, including the new National Mammal - the American bison. https://www.nps.gov/articles/bison-bellows-8-25-16.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/bison-bellows-8-25-16.htm

ethbr1 3y ago
Because it came up here the other day, and I looked it up, the history of the National Bison Range is fascinating. It was ceded to Native Americans by treaty as a reservation, then the land in the middle of the reservation "bought" back (disputedly) for less than market value, set aside as a bison preserve, managed by the federal government (Fish and Wildlife?), management duties transfered back to the tribe, then back to the federal government, now finally back to the tribe.

arrowsmith 3y ago

> the death, on the same day, of his wife and mother. Specifically, his wife and mother both died of unrelated causes on the same day - and it was Valentine's Day. Talk about a shitty holiday.

klyrs 3y ago
I bet Hallmark doesn't make a Valentines Day card for that. Missed opportunity.
- processunknown 3y ago
  Market validation!!