{"product_id":"forging-a-president-how-the-wild-west-created-teddy-roosevelt","title":"Forging a President: How the Wild West Created Teddy Roosevelt","description":"\"There are few sensations I prefer to that of galloping over these rolling limitless prairies, with rifle in hand, or winding my way among the barren, fantastic and grimly picturesque deserts of the so-called Bad Lands.\" —Theodore Roosevelt\n\nHe was born a city boy in Manhattan; but it wasn't until he lived as a cattle rancher and deputy sheriff in the wild country of the Dakota Territory that Theodore Roosevelt became the man who would be president. \"I have always said I would not have been president had it not been for my experience in North Dakota,\" Roosevelt later wrote. It was in the \"grim fairyland\" of the Bad Lands that Roosevelt became acquainted with the ways of cowboys, Native Americans, trappers, thieves, and wild creatures--and it was there that his spirit was forged and tested.\n\nIn Forging a President, author William Hazelgrove uses Roosevelt's own reflections to immerse readers in the formative seasons that America's twenty-sixth president spent in \"the broken country\" of the Wild West.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1621574768\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1621574768.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hazelgrove, William\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397573640253,"sku":"BVV.1621574768.G","price":8.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1621574768-0.jpg?v=1784927390","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/forging-a-president-how-the-wild-west-created-teddy-roosevelt","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}