The Buffalo Book : The Saga Of An American Symbol

Dary, David

New York, NY, 1976


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Details

Pocketbook. Card covers, 374 pages, 4x6.75 in., [10.5x17.5 cm.], B&W illustrations. Originally published in 1974 - the present copy a 1976 reprint edition.

Condition

Bookseller coordinates stamped on the front endpaper; fore-edge corners bumped; text-block age tanned. Covers creased, with moderate surface wear.

Notes

A comprehensive account of the history of the North American bison from its earliest presence on the continent to the twentieth century. The work brings together material on the animal’s natural history, its significance to Indigenous cultures, and its role in exploration, trade, and westward expansion.

Drawing on a range of historical and scientific sources, the author traces the rise and near destruction of the species, as well as subsequent conservation efforts.

Notes adapted from the author's Introduction.

ISBN

0380004755