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The environment of the book is the 1880s in the Badlands of Dakota Territory along the Little Missouri River. There is excellent excitement in the town of Medora (North Dakota) as young Theodore Roosevelt from NY plunges into the ranching business at the same time that a wealthy Frenchman, the Marquis de Mores, is spending $3 million into creating a slaughterhouse and the new town of Medora (known as after his red-haired better half).Three young wranglers, Val Steffanson, a Canadian; Lincoln Long, a Scotsman; and Fred from Wyoming get jobs as riders for the Maltese Cross Attire, Roosevelt's ranch. Val, under the name of Will Stevens, is hiding out in the Badlands from three revenge seeking brothers of Blacky Jean La Pierre. Val killed Jean in self defense in a gunfight in Calgary when he confronted Jean about stealing Indian children and retailing them into intimate slavery in the wild and lawless far North. The La Pierres are an outlaw Mtis clan and want bloodstream for bloodstream. Val's hideout is eventually uncovered and he must fight to the loss of life all the three brothers.Val will not promote this part of his arduous life with young Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln Long, as he fights the battles only. Two beautiful sisters of Icelandic history enter into the men's lives when Val marries Sonja and brings his bride and Tanya, her sister, to the Badlands. These wonderful women bring zest and also difficulties to the Maltese Cross Attire. Outlaws, killers, and horrific Dakota winters also bring journeys and difficulties to Mr. Roosevelt and his men. Finally, the fantastic blizzard of 1886-7, leading to huge deficits of cattle, ends Roosevelt's ranching days, however, not before he confirms health, vigor, assurance, and love of the "strenuous life". Sixteen years later, Theodore Roosevelt became the leader of america.
