Last Stand
George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West
Published on 22. February 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-00-818934-1 (ISBN)
Description
From the #1 international bestselling author of THE REVENANT - the book that inspired the award-winning movie - comes the fascinating story of America's first battle over the environment.
In the last three decades of the nineteenth century, an American buffalo herd once numbering 30 million animals was reduced to twelve. In an era that treated the West as nothing more than a treasure chest of resources to be dug up and shot down, the buffalo was a commodity, hounded by hide hunters seeking to make their fortunes. Supporting them was the US Army, which considered the eradication of the buffalo essential to victory in its ongoing war on Native Americans.
Into this maelstrom rode young George Bird Grinnell. A scientist and a journalist, a hunter and a conservationist, Grinnell would lead the battle to save the buffalo and preserve an American icon from extinction.
In the last three decades of the nineteenth century, an American buffalo herd once numbering 30 million animals was reduced to twelve. In an era that treated the West as nothing more than a treasure chest of resources to be dug up and shot down, the buffalo was a commodity, hounded by hide hunters seeking to make their fortunes. Supporting them was the US Army, which considered the eradication of the buffalo essential to victory in its ongoing war on Native Americans.
Into this maelstrom rode young George Bird Grinnell. A scientist and a journalist, a hunter and a conservationist, Grinnell would lead the battle to save the buffalo and preserve an American icon from extinction.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Michael Punke's THE REVENANT:'A spellbinding tale of heroism and obsessive retribution' Publishers Weekly
Praise for FIRE AND BRIMSTONE:
'Compelling if horrifying account of the fire and the trapped men is the heart of this yarn, its soul is Punke's historical contextualization' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
219 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-818934-1 (9780008189341)
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Michael Punke
Last Stand
George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West
E-Book
02/2016
The Borough Press
€7.79
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Person
Michael Punke serves as the U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. He has also served on the White House National Security Council staff and on Capitol Hill. He was formerly the history correspondent for Montana Quarterly and an adjunct professor at the University of Montana. He is the author of the international bestselling novel The Revenant and Fire and Brimstone: The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917. His family home is in Montana.