South Dakota's Cowboy Governor Tom Berry: Leadership During the Depression by Higbee, Paul S.

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.

Author: Paul S. Higbee
Publisher: History Press
Published: 07/10/2017
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781467119412