Blood memory : the tragic decline and improbable resurrection of the American Buffalo
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780593537343, 0593537343
Physical Desc
xvi, 329 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Corvallis Public Library - New Non Fiction | 599.643 DUNCAN | Checked Out | June 13, 2024 |
Subjects
LC Subjects
American bison -- Conservation -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
American bison -- Great Plains -- History.
American bison hunting -- Great Plains -- History.
Human-animal relationships -- Great Plains -- History.
Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- History.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Great Plains -- History.
American bison -- Great Plains -- History.
American bison hunting -- Great Plains -- History.
Human-animal relationships -- Great Plains -- History.
Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- History.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Great Plains -- History.
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780593537343, 0593537343
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The epic story of the buffalo in America, from prehistoric times to today-a moving and beautifully illustrated work of natural history. The American buffalo-our nation's official mammal-is an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of our most mythic and sometimes heartbreaking tales. The largest land animals in the Western Hemisphere, they are survivors of a mass extinction that erased ancient species that were even larger. For nearly 10,000 years, they evolved alongside Native people who weaved them into every aspect of daily life; relied on them for food, clothing, and shelter; and revered them as equals. Newcomers to the continent found the buffalo fascinating at first, but in time they came to consider them a hindrance to a young nation's expansion. And in the space of only a decade they were slaughtered by the millions for their hides, with their carcasses left to rot on the prairies. Then, teetering on the brink of disappearing from the face of the earth, they would be rescued by a motley collection of Americans, each of them driven by different-and sometimes competing-impulses. This is the rich and complicated story of a young republic's heedless rush to conquer a continent, but also of the dawn of the conservation era-a story of America at its very best and worst"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Duncan, D., Burns, K., Mosher, E., Shumaker, S., & Hinders, M. (2023). Blood memory: the tragic decline and improbable resurrection of the American Buffalo (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dayton. Duncan et al.. 2023. Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dayton. Duncan et al.. Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Duncan, Dayton., et al. Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
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