Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch - Paperback
by Dan O'Brien
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Random House TradeISBN-13:9780375761393ISBN-10:037576139XUPC:9780375761393Book Category:Nature, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Animals, AgricultureBook Topic:Mammals, Animal Husbandry, WildlifeSize:8.02 x 5.30 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.45Product ID:SCRE1F8EKQ
For twenty years Dan O'Brien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, O'Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, "short-necked, golden balls of wool," O'Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half. Buffalo for the Broken Heart is at once a tender account of the buffaloes' first seasons on the ranch and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology. Whether he's describing the grazing pattern of the buffalo, the thrill of watching a falcon home in on its prey, or the comical spectacle of a buffalo bull wallowing in the mud, O'Brien combines a novelist's eye for detail with a naturalist's understanding to create an enriching, entertaining narrative.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Random House TradeISBN-13:9780375761393ISBN-10:037576139XUPC:9780375761393Book Category:Nature, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Animals, AgricultureBook Topic:Mammals, Animal Husbandry, WildlifeSize:8.02 x 5.30 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.45Product ID:SCRE1F8EKQ
Dan O'Brien, a writer and buffalo rancher, is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction about the West. He has worked as an endangered-species biologist and an English teacher. He lives in Whitewood, South Dakota.
Publisher: Random House Trade
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