# South Dakota's Cowboy Governor Tom Berry, Vol. 1

By **Paul S Higbee**

- ISBN-13: 9781540216878
- Publisher: History Press Library Editions
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 130
- Published: 10 Jul 2017
- Language: en
- Categories: Photography, History, Travel, United States, Political Science, State & Local, American Government, Subjects & Themes, Midwest, State, Regional, Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI), West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD), Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI), West North Central (IA

## About this book

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.

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