Buffalo Book: The Full Saga Of The American Animal
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (539 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804009317 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Quite a mouth full" according to THOMAS W. ANDERSON. David Dary's book is unique among wildlife history sagas in that it provides exactly what the title suggests- " the full saga of the animal" We are treated to a natural history of the American Buffalo from its ancient ancestors up until the animal's current resurgence as a popular food source. In between, the reade. Everything you wanted to know about buffalo Smallchief This is one of the better and more complete books about the American Bison, aka buffalo. The author starts with the forerunners of the modern day buffalo, about 10,000 years ago, and works his way up to the present. Along the way he has chapters about the Indians and their use of the buffalo, the slaughter of the b. The Quintessential Western Animal See a camel, think of the Sahara; see a kangaroo and think of Australia; see a buffalo and your mind will wander to the American West. No other animal is as emblematic of the region -- and (to the best of my experience) no other book offers as thorough an exploration of this animal as does The Buffalo Book. This is
He is the author of more than 20 books, including "Red Blood and Black Ink"; "The Oregon Trail: An American Saga"; and "Stories of Old-Time Oklahoma." . David Dary is Professor Emeritus and former head of what is now the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma
This book appropriately covers the subject of the buffalo as extensively as that animal covered the plains. Dary has located just about every single buffalo alive today in the United States. Further, in addition to detailing the extinction which almost befell this mythic beast and the attempts to give life again to the herds, Dary concentrates significant attention on the buffalo as part of 20th century America in terms of captivity, husbandry, and symbol.The Buffalo Book rounds up all the contemporary buffalo. Of course he discusses the origin of the buffalo in North America, its locations and migrations, its habits, its significance and role in both Indian and white cultures, its near demise, its salvation. He has visited or corresponded with everyone who raises a private or government herd, small or large. David Dary's treatment stre
. From the Back Cover This book weaves fascinating threads of buffalo lore and legend with fact, culminating in an authoritative portrait of an animal that is part of the cultural experience and heritage of America