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The winter of 1886-1887 changed the face of American cattle ranching forever. Up until this point herds were allowed to roam free and the ranchers assumed they would be able to collect the cattle in the spring.

The winter was preceded by a hot, dry summer which reduced the amount of available grass on the prairie. The winter was long and harsh. Humans and animals alike fell victim to the extreme conditions. When the snows thawed cattle carcasses littered the landscape. From this point forward it became common practice to stockpile enough food to sustain one’s fenced-in herd, altering the economy of both farming and ranching alike.

Booker T. Washington was the first black man to dine with the president in the White House. Theodore Roosevelt had a moment of hesitation when before he invited Washington, the country’s most prominent African-American of the era and founder of the NAACP, because of the color of his skin. As soon as he realized how silly it was to be ashamed of such a trivial detail he sent the invite out before he could change his mind. The dinner caused a scandal among Southern Democrats who still lived their lives segregated from their fellow Americans.

On February 14th, 1884, Teddy Roosevelt lost both his wife and his mother. They both died in the same house in New York just hours apart. This double tragedy plunged the future president into such a deep state of work. He was silent about the incidents, preferring to ignore the pain long enough so that it could simply go away.

Teddy Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1904 for his work to end the war between The Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan. The more I listen to this audiobook (The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris) the more I am impressed with America’s 26thpresident.

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