Tannery Pond Center presents our Tannery Talk: Theodore Roosevelt: A Cowboy’s Ride to the White House Film, Intro by Glenn Pearsall
Sunday, September 13 | 2 PM
Suggested donation at the door: $10
Parking: As there is significant construction in the lot behind the town hall building, that lot is unavailable for parking. You may park in the “library/town hall” lot, along Main Street north of the intersection of Main Street/28N. On 28N, you may park on either side of the road so long as you are not in the street and pulled off on the shoulder of the road. You may also park in the grass lot on the corner of Main Street/28N - this is private property, but we have temporary permission to use this lot.
Theodore Roosevelt: A Cowboy's Ride to the White House is the exciting story of a physically challenged young man from Harvard who came to the western frontier in 1883. Theodore Roosevelt bought a ranch, learned how to ride, shoot, and hunt, and acquired the skills that would make him a war hero and American President. In the Badlands of Dakota, young Roosevelt became a cowboy and learned about democracy and the American West.
Filmed on location at the Roosevelt ranches in the heart of the beautiful and wild Badlands of North Dakota, the growing-of-age life experiences of the nation's 26th President are brought to life by nationally acclaimed historians H.W. Brands, Douglas Brinkley, Clay Jenkinson, and great-grandson Tweed Roosevelt. Henry William Brands is the author of 22 books and a professor at the University of Texas in Austin. Among his works: TR: The Last Romantic. Douglas Brinkley is an award-winning author and a professor of history at Tulane University. He has also served as a director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center for American Civilization and is a commentator for CBS News. Clay S. Jenkinson is an American Humanities and Rhodes Scholar and noted author. A Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt scholar, Jenkinson often reenacts both. He is also the Chief Consultant to The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. Tweed Roosevelt is the great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt. He is the Chairman of Roosevelt China Investments of Boston. Roosevelt, like his great-grandfather, a Harvard graduate, frequently contributes to books, seminars, and other historical projects about President Theodore Roosevelt.
This Tannery Talk is made possible, in part, by Adirondack Foundation’s Generous Acts grant.
Glenn Pearsall
Glenn is a long time resident of Johnsburg and is well known to many here in Johnsburg and throughout the Adirondacks. In 2000, Glenn and his wife Carol created and funded a private foundation dedicated to improving the lives of year round residents of the Adirondack Park. Those of us at Tannery Pond are particular appreciative of their support over the years.
While pursuing a successful career as stock market portfolio manager, Glenn also pursued an interest in local history.
His first book, Echoes in These Mountains, tells the story behind 55 historic sites in Johnsburg and has gone into a second printing.
His When Men and Mountains Meet has become an authoritative sources of the Adirondacks after the American Revolution when the region was largely unexplored and ripe for commercial ventures.
And his Civil War novel, Leaves Torn Asunder was produced by Robin Jay and the Gem Radio Players as a radio play on the Tannery Pond stage on September 16, 2024.
Glenn has also written articles on Adirondack History for the Adirondack Almanac and his research on Mathew Brady of Johnsburg has been published in newspapers nationally, including the New York Times.