Long before he was President; even before he was a Rough Rider, Assistant Secretary of War, or governor of NY state, Theodore Roosevelt tried his hand at ranching in the wilds of North Dakota (until the blizzards of 1886-87 wiped out most of his cattle herd).
One of his books from these formative years ”The Wilderness Hunter” (1893) contains perhaps the first widely-distributed modern tale of a Bigfoot encounter with early American West pioneers. In his book, Roosevelt relays an account as told to him by an elderly frontiersman, describing nightmarish events experienced during his earlier excursions into the region.
These events allegedly occurred in the Bitterroot Range (spanning Idaho/Montana), likely during the early-mid 1800s when men of such ilk as Jim Bridger, Jebediah Smith and “liver eating” Johnson relentlessly scoured the west for pelts.
Jennifer B
1902, a Phoenix year. Very interesting. Looking forward to hearing this!
Sue E
Thanks Wes. Looking forward to it!
Janice N
Can’t wait! Be soon? Sounds like a good one.