Before working in state government, Sanderson was a history instructor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and project manager for the “Railroads and the Making of Modern America” digital project.Beef production in the United States is a vital sector of the agricultural industry, contributing significantly to the nation’s economy and food supply. He previously served as a policy advisor to South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard and as director of the Office of Agricultural Policy for the South Dakota Department of Agriculture. He is the Director of Policy and Operations for the State of South Dakota. in history from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. in American history from the University of Indianapolis, and a Ph.D. in agriculture education from South Dakota State University, an M.A. About the Author Nathan SandersonĪ South Dakota native, Nathan Sanderson holds a B.S. The result is a comprehensive look at Lemmon’s colorful life and his perspective as both a cowboy and a cattleman at the end of the open-range era. Using Lemmon’s own vibrant accounts, historical records, and corporate and government documents, Sanderson separates myth from reality. In Controlled Recklessness, author Nathan Sanderson explores the motivations that led one of the greatest cowmen on the plains to saddle up time and time again. As the open range disappeared, Lemmon helped to transform the Northern Great Plains from a network of worn, dusty cattle trails to one of cattle towns linked by railroads. A full-time cowboy at twenty and a range manager at twenty-three, Lemmon finally achieved what few cowboys could: an ownership stake in one of the largest outfits on the plains, the Flying V. Despite several crippling accidents on horseback, he continued to pursue his passion. Equally at home in both roles, Lemmon balanced reckless risk-taking and controlled management to shape the development of the cattle industry and become a central figure on the northern plains.īorn in 1857 into a hardworking and resilient family, George Edward (“Ed”) Lemmon grew up learning how to bounce back from adversity. As a cattleman, he oversaw the largest fenced pasture in the world. Nathan Sanderson has made a significant contribution to our history in recording and exploring the life of this amazing South Dakotan.”-Bernie Hunhoff, South Dakota MagazineĪs a cowboy, Ed Lemmon saddle-handled more cattle than any man in history. “Ed Lemmon epitomized the rough-and-ready spirit that built today’s cowboy culture. Just a fine book!”-John Wunder, professor emeritus of history and former director of the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Indeed, Ed Lemmon is to the northern plains as Charlie Goodnight is to the southern plains. A truly multidimensional plainsman, Lemmon was a town founder, an open-range rancher, and a driver of more cattle to market than anyone else. “Nathan Sanderson has written a fresh, thoughtful biography of South Dakota's Ed Lemmon. An extraordinary and inherently fascinating read from beginning to end, Controlled Recklessness is very highly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as community, and academic library American Biography reference collections."- Midwest Book Review "An impressive work of seminal scholarship that is exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Controlled Recklessness: Ed Lemmon and the Open Range" is the latest addition to the outstanding South Dakota Biography Series from the South Dakota State Historical Society Press. " Controlled Recklessness is well told, well documented, well indexed, and well worth reading."- Montana The Magazine of Western History
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