Beschreibung:
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
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