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Elkhorn

Reeling from the deaths of his wife and mother, 25-year-old Theodore Roosevelt decides his place isn't among the social elite of New York, but on America's frontier. He abandons his political aspirations and heads for the lawless Dakota Badlands, where he plans to become a cattle rancher. While still experiencing overwhelming grief and wrestling with debilitating asthma, Roosevelt draws on the guidance of his lumberjack mentor from Maine, Bill Sewall, and his cowboy partner, William Merrifield. As they work to establish the sprawling Elkhorn Ranch, it's Roosevelt's youth and physical frailty that make them an easy target for local gunslingers, land speculators, and cattle rustlers. In his first few months in the West, Roosevelt must disarm a barroom bully, face down hired guns, track down horse thieves, and kill a grizzly bear. Along the way, he forms lifelong friendships and begins to remake himself into the man who will forever be identified as The Cowboy President.

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Jeff DuJardin
Marquis de Morès
Mason Beals
Theodore Roosevelt
Elijah Mahar
William Sewall

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Episode 1

A Fine Welcome

Thu, Oct 2, 2025

After spending the winter in New York, Theodore Roosevelt returns to the lawless Dakota Badlands, hoping to continue expanding his beloved Elkhorn Ranch. But the moment Roosevelt steps off the train, he finds himself thrust into a violent range war. His old adversary, the Marquis de Morés, has placed hundreds of cattle on Elkhorn land, a deliberate act of provocation. The Marquis hopes to strong-arm Roosevelt into selling the grazing rights, but the headstrong Roosevelt balks, leading to a wild shootout. Amid all this trouble, Roosevelt's partners, Bill Sewall and Wilmot Dow, return from Maine with their wives in tow. The women set to work transforming the rustic Elkhorn cabin into a proper home, but their presence in the cramped quarters is somewhat unnerving to the recently widowed Roosevelt. In the town of Medora, newspaper owner Arthur Packard helps his new assistant, Johnny O'Hara, fend off a brutal gunslinger.

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