Dan O'Brien

Great Plains Bison (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Project of the Center for Great Plains Studies and the School of Natural Resources, University of NebraskaGreat Plains Bison traces the history and ecology of this American symbol from the origins of the great herds that once dominated the prairie to its near extinction in the late nineteenth century and the subsequent efforts to restore the bison population.A longtime wildlife biologist and one of the most powerful literary voices on the Great Plains, Dan O'Brien has managed his own ethically run buffalo ranch since 1997. Drawing on both extensive research and decades of personal experience, he details not only the natural history of the bison but also its prominent symbolism in Native American culture and its rise as an icon of the Great Plains. Great Plains Bison is a tribute to the bison's essential place at the heart of the North American prairie and its ability to inspire naturalists and wildlife advocates in the fight to preserve American biodiversity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bison Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781496203021
• Artikelnr.: 49223284

Autorenporträt

Dan O’Brien is the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books, including Wild Idea: Buffalo and Family in a Difficult Land (available in a Bison Book) and Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch. He founded Wild Idea Buffalo Company in 1997. For more information visit WildIdeaBuffalo.com.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations    
Introduction    
Chapter One. The Great Plains: The Lay of the Land    
Chapter Two. Invasion: The First Wave    
Chapter Three. Cleansing the Land: Killing the Buffalo on the Central and
Southern Plains    
Chapter Four. The Empty Land: The Slaughter Moves North    
Chapter Five. The Old Switcheroo: The Second Wave    
Chapter Six. Penning the Prairie: The Third Wave    
Chapter Seven. The Unintended Consequences of Technology: The Fourth Wave  
 
Chapter Eight. The Resistance: Creeping Back from the Shadows    
Chapter Nine. Legacy: Lessons from the Buffalo    
Appendix: Where to Find Buffalo on the Great Plains    
Bibliography    
Index