Aristocrat of the West
Growing from the bare prairie of western North Dakota, Schafer created an empire as familiar to Americans as the soap on their shelves, which probably was produced by his Gold Seal Company. As a philanthropist Schafer's enthusiasm and optimism brought Theodore Roosevelt's old cow town of Medora from ruin to a premier tourist attraction. And to the country's political leadership he lent a key business associate as U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and a son as governor of the state.
A wonderful story of a great American grown from the eastern plains.
LARRY WOIWODE, is North Dakota's best known contemporary writer. His highly regarded fiction has appeared in The Atlantic, Harpers, The NewYorker; and many other publications, and has been translated into a dozen languages. His first novel, What I'm Going To Do, I Think, received the William Faulkner Foundation Award. His next, Beyond the Bedroom Wall, was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Book Critics Circle Award. He is a Guggenheim Fellow and, in 1995, was the recipient of the Award of Merit Medal from the American Academy of Arts & Letters. This prestigious honor is presented once every six years, for distinction in the art of the short story. He is presently the poet laureate of North Dakota.
ISBN: 0-911042-60-1
Page Count: 430
Picture Count: 33
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Hardcover
Publication Year: 2000
