The Most Defiant Devil William Temple Hornaday and His Controversial Crusade to Save American Wildlife |
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| Author:
| Dehler, Gregory J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3410-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The late nineteenth and early twentieth century were a brutal time for American wildlife, with many species pushed to the brink of extinction. Yet these decades also saw the dawn of the conservationist movement. Into this contradictory era came William Temple Hornaday, a larger-than-life dynamo who uncannily embodies these conflicting threads. Gregory Dehler explores the life of Hornaday the hunter, museum builder, zoologist, author, conservationist, and anti-Bolshevist.
The late nineteenth and early twentieth century were a brutal time for American wildlife, with many species pushed to the brink of extinction. Yet these decades also saw the dawn of the conservationist movement. Into this contradictory era came William Temple Hornaday, a larger-than-life dynamo who uncannily embodies these conflicting threads. Gregory Dehler explores the life of Hornaday the hunter, museum builder, zoologist, author, conservationist, and anti-Bolshevist.