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Product Identifiers
PublisherSmithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
ISBN-101588340538
ISBN-139781588340535
eBay Product ID (ePID)2160146
Product Key Features
Book TitleExtermination of the American Bison
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEnvironmental Conservation & Protection, Natural History, Animals / Wildlife, Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Science
AuthorWilliam Temple Hornaday
Book SeriesAmerican Studies
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-055124
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal333.95/9643/0973
SynopsisWhen William Temple Hornaday wrote this text for the Smithsonian Institution in 1889, the thirty million buffalo that had once roamed North America had been reduced to a few hundred. Alarmed by this decimation, Hornaday--a hunter, zoologist, writer, and the Smithsonian's chief taxidermist--set out for Montana to collect specimens for preservation at the Smithsonian. One of the main results of his trip was The Extermination of the American Bison, a timely recounting of the history and destruction of the buffalo, and a landmark work in early conservation advocacy. Hornaday paints a vivid portrait of the buffalo's natural history, describing its distribution, habits, character, and "mental capacity," as well as the history of recorded encounters with buffalo since the sixteenth century. He then provides a haunting account of the animals' slaughter, lamenting the horrific destruction of almost the entire species. His final section describes the planning, construction, and reception of the Buffalo Group, his innovative museum display of six taxidermied buffalo that was intended to serve as both a scientific record of and a national monument to a nearly lost species. Hanna Rose Shell's insightful introduction emphasizes how Hornaday's appeal for wildlife conservation continues to resonate today. It also provides a unique window into a forgotten network of taxidermists, hunters, and animal preservationists that shaped contemporary conservation movements., Written in 1889, The Extermination of the American Bison is a timely recounting of the history and destruction of the buffalo and a landmark work in early conservation advocacy. Hanna Rose Shell's insightful introduction emphasizes how Hornaday's appeal for wildlife conservation continues to resonate today. It also provides a unique window into a forgotten network of taxidermists, hunters, and animal preservationists that shaped contemporary conservation movements.
LC Classification NumberQL737.U53H675 2002
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