Chapter 8, The Dude from New York Summary and Analysis

Roosevelt's trip to the Dakota territory begins at the Pyramid Park Hotel, a rough establishment with one huge room full of cots. The author describes the town of Little Missouri as rough, with no law enforcement nearby. Roosevelt hires Joe Ferris as a local guide. Many of the locals treat Roosevelt coldly.

The two men use the Lang's cabin as their base for operations. Roosevelt hunts all day and spends all night philosophizing with the senior Lang while his son listens rapturously. Before going back East, Roosevelt buys the Maltese Cross property from Ferris's brother and employs the men to run it as a cattle ranch.