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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-10037576139X
ISBN-139780375761393
eBay Product ID (ePID)12038273189
Product Key Features
Book TitleBuffalo for the Broken Heart : Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEcosystems & Habitats / Plains & Prairies, Animals / Wildlife, Environmentalists & Naturalists, Sociology / Rural
Publication Year2002
GenreNature, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDan O'Brien
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"[Dan O'Brien] by God can tell a story....This is the book you need to read next." -Bill McKibben,The Boston Globe "A deeply felt story of life on the Great Plains that strays through time and history, touching again and again on the two great themes of the place-rapture and ruin-and finds its way finally to Dan O'Brien's patient heart." -Pete Dexter "This is a bold, brave, and beautifully written book that should be required reading for every cattleman and beef eater in America." -Outside "Dan O'Brien's memoir is a poignant portrayal of our link to the land, and to each other. As personal as a confession and as sweeping as the South Dakota sky,Buffalo for the Broken Heartwill leave you entertained, moved, and changed." -Tom Daschle, majority leader, United States Senate, "[Dan O'Brien] by God can tell a story....This is the book you need to read next." -Bill McKibben, The Boston Globe "A deeply felt story of life on the Great Plains that strays through time and history, touching again and again on the two great themes of the place-rapture and ruin-and finds its way finally to Dan O'Brien's patient heart." -Pete Dexter "This is a bold, brave, and beautifully written book that should be required reading for every cattleman and beef eater in America." - Outside "Dan O'Brien's memoir is a poignant portrayal of our link to the land, and to each other. As personal as a confession and as sweeping as the South Dakota sky, Buffalo for the Broken Heart will leave you entertained, moved, and changed." -Tom Daschle, majority leader, United States Senate
Dewey Decimal636.2/92/0978391
SynopsisFor 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.
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- 14. Aug. 2018
Good Story
Good story of persistence in following a personal vision. Nice to know there are more and more of my “rural friends” that are understanding what us humans are doing to the earth, and then doing something about it. I am proud when I see them make positive change to their techniques, while still making a buck and staying on the land; and, feeding the rest of us as well. This is true American Spirit. This is the story of one of them.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
