Theodore Roosevelt is bound for greatness—he's a Harvard graduate from a prominent family, a rising politician, and his wife, Alice, is pregnant. Then his promising future turns tragic. His mother succumbs to typhoid, and Alice dies in childbirth on the same day. Devastated, Teddy leaves his urban world of high rises and high society for the desolate Dakota Territory, where, by facing the harsh reality of surviving life on America’s frontier, he intends to remake himself into something greater.
After suffering a great personal loss, 25-year-old Theodore Roosevelt abandons New York politics for the lawless Dakota Badlands, where he plans to become a cattle rancher at the …
Theodore Roosevelt must fend off a powerful neighbor, the Marquis de Morés, who is intent on seizing Roosevelt’s newly built Elkhorn Ranch in an underhanded land grab. To save his…
Roosevelt’s efforts to prove himself a capable cowboy are off to a shaky start when he’s mocked by a loudmouthed ranch hand. On the spot, Roosevelt challenges the new hire to put …
When the Elkhorn Ranch is invaded by a gang of horse thieves, Theodore Roosevelt and his men put up a valiant fight, but the thieves escape with a string of new horses. An indigna…
Now that his cattle operation is up and running at Elkhorn Ranch, Theodore Roosevelt agrees to be photographed by a newspaperman. Determined to look the part, Roosevelt seeks out …
Theodore Roosevelt paces the halls of Elkhorn cabin all night, struggling to find the right words. The family of his recently departed wife, Alice, has requested that he write a e…
When a masked bandit terrorizes the stagecoach line, killing a passenger, Theodore Roosevelt and his Elkhorn men join the citizens of Medora to track down the culprit. All the clu…
When raging wildfires threaten to consume Elkhorn Ranch, Theodore Roosevelt’s men take quick action to avoid catastrophe, but many cattle perish in the flames. Backed into a finan…
Theodore Roosevelt and his Elkhorn men strike out for the open range to participate in their first roundup. The weeks-long undertaking of sorting cattle is a chance for Roosevelt …
When a lightning strike spooks the herd, an injured Theodore Roosevelt acts quickly to stop a stampede during the fall roundup. Back in town, the annual roundup dance brings the c…