The Hunting of the Buffalo |
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| Author:
| Branch, E. Douglas |
| Introduction by:
| Dobie, J. Frank
Isenberg, Andrew C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-6137-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1963 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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The Hunting of the Buffalo, originally published in 1929, tells all about the marvelous and useful animal that once roamed the American plains. Its gradual extermination is chronicled by E. Douglas Branch, who drew on rich materials, including Indian legends, old letters and diaries, and tales of frontier travelers. No one has ever written more memorably about the great herds, their habits and haunts, their importance to the Indians, their discovery by awed whites, their...
More Description The Hunting of the Buffalo, originally published in 1929, tells all about the marvelous and useful animal that once roamed the American plains. Its gradual extermination is chronicled by E. Douglas Branch, who drew on rich materials, including Indian legends, old letters and diaries, and tales of frontier travelers. No one has ever written more memorably about the great herds, their habits and haunts, their importance to the Indians, their discovery by awed whites, their decimation by huge cultural and economic forces.