Theodore Roosevelt in the Dakota Badlands: An Historical Guide

by Clay S. Jenkinson

Clay Jenkinson is a celebrated scholar of humanities, a dedicated supporter of the Chautauqua Movement, a sought after public speaker, and a popular portrayer of several historically significant representatives of America's past. Nationally renowned for his portrayal of the third president Thomas Jefferson, humanities scholar Clay S. Jenkinson has taken on the life and character of the twenty-sixth president Theodore Roosevelt. Jenkinson's award-winning spontaneous impersonations address all the issues of Roosevelt's Leadership Conservation The strenuous life The "square deal" Life in the arena America's imperial role Capitalism and economic justice The presidency in the twentieth century America's literary achievement Government and American ideals

Genres: History, Nonfiction

111 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Clay Jenkinson is one of the most sought-after humanities scholars in the United States

A cultural commentator who has devoted most of his professional career to public humanities programs, Clay Jenkinson has been honored by two presidents for his work. On November 6, 1989, he received from President George Bush one of the first five Charles Frankel Prizes, the National Endowment for the Humanities highest award (now called the National Humanities Medal), at the nomination of the NEH Chair, Lynne Cheney. On April 11, 1994, he was the first public humanities scholar to present a program at a White House-sponsored event when he presented Thomas Jefferson for a gathering hosted by President and Mrs. Clinton. When award-winning humanities documentary producer Ken Burns turned his attention to Thomas Jefferson, he asked Clay Jenkinson to be the major humanities commentator. Since his first work with the North Dakota Humanities Council in the late 1970s, including a pioneering first-person interpretation of Meriwether Lewis, Clay Jenkinson has made thousands of presentations throughout the United States and its territories, including Guam and the Northern Marianas.

In 2008, Clay became the director of The Dakota Institute through The Lewis & Clark, Fort Mandan Foundation, to further expand his humanities programs with documentary films, symposiums and literary projects. He is also the Chief Consultant for the Theodore Roosevelt Center through Dickinson State University and conducts an annual lecture series for Bismarck State College.

Clay is also widely sought after as a commencement speaker (he has several honorary doctorates); as a facilitator of teacher institutes on Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Classical Culture, the Millennium, and other topics; as a lecturer on topics ranging from the "Unresolved Issues of the Millennium," to the "Character of Meriwether Lewis"; as a consultant to a range of humanities programs, chiefly first person historical interpretation (Chautauqua). Best known for his award-winning historical impersonations of Thomas Jefferson, Clay Jenkinson also impersonates other characters, including Meriwether Lewis, John Wesley Powell, Robert Oppenheimer, Theodore Roosevelt and John Steinbeck.

Clay Jenkinson can:

Serve as a cultural commentator on a range of topics
Conduct humanities institutes and cultural tours
Present historical programs in character with audiance interaction.
Provide live video programs through i-Chat to your classroom or business.
The rates for Clay Jenkinson's professional humanities presentations will vary. if you are interested in more information or in booking or contacting Clay Jenkinson for any professionally related reason, please call Nancy Franke a Dakota Sky Education, Inc at toll free at 1 888 828 2853 or e-mail at nfranke@comcast.net

Public Speaking
If you are interested in knowing more about Clay's topics and characters, please visit http://dakotaskyed.wordpress.com. The views on the mentioned website are Clay Jenkinson's and do not reflect the views of The Thomas Jefferson Hour® nor any of its sponsors.

Social Commentary
Clay Jenkinson is a popular social commentator. While on The Thomas Jefferson Hour®, Clay strictly adheres to the rules of being a humanities scholar (neutrality). If you are interested in Clay's personal views, please consider reading Clay's Weekly Columns.

The views on the mentioned website are Clay Jenkinson's and do not reflect the views of The Thomas Jefferson Hour nor any of its sponsors.
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Reviews

[Sara Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Living in the Medora area and being a big fan of Clay’s work, I knew I had to read this one. It did start off a little dry, but about a quarter of the way through to the end I learned so many interesting facts and wasn’t bored to tears reading them! Clay does have a way to put things together and keep you interested, and this was no exception. Excited for the next time we go to Medora to use my newly acquired knowledge. Thanks, Clay!

[Lex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this booklet as a thank you gift for beginning to volunteer with the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State College. A simple, straightforward guide through TR’s time in the Dakota territories. Although not very long, it was a little denser than expected. I feel like it humanizes the larger than life figure of Theodore Roosevelt (he felt the name “Teddy” was too familiar) by not being shy about his foibles. I think it would have been more meaningful for me if I was more familiar with the places referenced, though it did fill in details of some anecdotes I had heard about before (e.g. recreating his capture of bandits by having others pose for a photo).

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an intriguing read. I've never done much reading about Theodore, except for the things I've learned in school when I was younger, so I really enjoyed reading about all his adventures before and after he became our(United States) 26th President.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice brief account of Roosevelt's time in North Dakota, answering specific frequently asked questions and offering recommendations for further reading.

[Pack Baldy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is written poorly, but it has some good stories. Theodore Roosevelt was a cool dude...a badass in the badlands.