South Dakota's Cowboy Governor Tom Berry

South Dakota's Cowboy Governor Tom Berry Leadership During the Depression

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Publisher's Synopsis

As South Dakotans endured the Great Depression and developing Dust Bowl in 1932, they elected a cowboy as their governor. Tom Berry rode in the great, iconic 1902 cattle roundup ordered by President Theodore Roosevelt. He established the successful Double X ranch next to the Badlands. Big voiced and tireless, Berry commanded the attention of all, including President Franklin Roosevelt, who broke protocol and called him "Tom" or "Cowboy" in White House meetings. Berry faced bitter political rivalries and weather that threatened to blow South Dakotans off their land, but he is remembered for his humorous wit throughout. Author Paul S. Higbee traces the history of South Dakota and its iconic governor.

Book information

ISBN: 9781467119412
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 978.303092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 126
Weight: 20g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 8mm