Bear in Mind: The California Grizzly [Hardcover]

Susan Snyder (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

Everybody's got a bear story to tell

Bear in Mind is the story of the California grizzly bear. Once arguably the most powerful and terrifying animal in the California landscape, he now lives in the imagination, a disembodied symbol of the romantic West. Bear in Mind is also a portal into one of California's great resources, the Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. More than 150 images from the library's archives and collections accompany the bear stories of Indians, explorers, vaqueros, forty-niners, and naturalists, among others. The result is a uniquely compelling natural history, a grand book worthy of its subject.

Published in conjunction with the Bancroft Library.

Editorial Reviews

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''...An absolutely wonderful book.''-- John Nielsen, National Public Radio Environment Correspondent

''One feels a strange combination of grief and exhilaration in this book--so powerfully vivid are the stories and pictures...''-- Thomas McNamee, author of Grizzly Bear and The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone

''Bear in Mind is... a delightful experience in reading ...[This book is] often surprising, and sometimes hauntingly moving.'' --Richard Brenneman, Berkeley Daily Planet

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Published in conjunction with the Bancroft Library.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 266 pages
• Publisher: Heyday (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890771708
• ISBN-13: 978-1890771706
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 11.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,193,325 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

An inveterate diarist and boon companion to Dear Dog Endymion, Susan Snyder worked as a teacher, illustrator, and Japanese language interpreter before becoming head of public service at The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, where she has spent twenty years exploring the library's stacks, attics, and moats.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A National Monument, November 4, 2003

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Zachary J. Nelson "osobrujo" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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While this book is as hefty as a grizzly, and costs as much as a concert ticket (granted, only an upper mezzanine seat), Bear In Mind is *the* book for my coffee table: I want to read it luxuriously, I want to pore over every written word, every detail of art and artifact in its pages. I want my Californian friends to see it. I want to get copies for their homes.This book reclaims the legacy of the grizzly, and ought to replace the bear flag as the symbol of state and national pride and humility.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, August 29, 2004

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William R. Cramer (Spring, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bear in Mind: The California Grizzly (Hardcover)

I absolutely enjoyed this book along with the great photographs and illustrations. It is hard to imagine that the great bear once roamed so much of California, especially in the modern day concrete jungles that sprouted from such pristine wildlife habitat. Ms. Snyder did a great job of putting together and telling the stories of this facsinating animal. Can you imagine, hiking Malibu beach and seeing grizzlies feasting on a beached whale? I was born 100 years too late. If you love grizzlies, or California history, buy this book!!!

3.0 out of 5 stars Great stories on the California Grizzly, February 4, 2012

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This review is from: Bear in Mind: The California Grizzly (Hardcover)

Nice little newsclipping and stories about the Calif Grizzly and its impact and extinction in the state. How people cannot coexsist with such a majestic creature