The Great American Wolf [Paperback]

Bruce Hampton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 1997

Hampton tells the remarkable three hundred year odyssey of the American wolf. What was once North America's most reviled beast, pursued to extinction throughout the United States, has become, in the last half century, a symbol of wilderness, tolerated and even desired over much of its former range.

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YA. No other animal on this continent has been so maligned or targeted for destruction. Hampton presents a well-researched account of an organized program, from the 1890s to the present, to eliminate wolves. Native Americans hold the animals in high esteem, and the author presents a wonderful chapter on their beliefs, stories, myths, and feelings about them. An ecological and evolutionary history of the species is also included. With an excellent index, bibliography, and listing of source notes, this book provides an interesting slice of American history and sociology?a look at a culture's attitudes about one particular creature.?Rebecca Burgee, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in wolves and a corresponding change in public sentiment regarding them. Once feared as a dangerous predator who kills for the joy of killing, the wolf is now respected as a highly intelligent animal whose culture closely resembles that of humans. Both of these books aim to foster a new understanding of wolves by dispelling the negative myths and widespread misunderstanding that have given them an undeservedly bad reputation. In The Sawtooth Wolves, wildlife cinematographer Dutcher uses outstanding photography to convey his message. In a unique project, Dutcher and his crew lived in a wolf colony in Idaho for six years-an arrangement that allowed photographers and scientists to observe wolves engaged in their daily lives, something rarely seen by humans. Although the wolves in this project were not tame, they were comfortable with their human companions and interacted with them, resulting in this unique look at the species. Wildlife biologist Hampton's The Great American Wolf is a scholarly history, tracing humankind's 400-year interaction with wolves in North America from their near extinction to their reintroduction into Yellowstone. The social structure of a wolf pack bears a striking resemblance to human society, and Hampton introduces his readers to well-known wolves with unique personalities. These two titles complement each other well and would appeal to wolf enthusiasts and those interested in animal behavior. Both are recommended.
Deborah Emerson, Monroe Community Coll. Lib., Rochester, N.Y.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks (November 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805055282
• ISBN-13: 978-0805055283
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,314,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Astoundingly good and complete, October 11, 2011

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This review is from: The Great American Wolf (Paperback)

This is THE definitive book to learn about wolves, but also about the FRAUD perpetuated for decades and longer in almost every state with wolf bounty programs and compensation payments.
This book exposes the livestock (I call it DEADstock or dyingstock) and woool industries well.
Learn about how the Govt agencies charged with PROTECTING OUT wildlife were in bed with these interests and hunters to conduct costly massive mass poison/shoot/trap/gas/burn campaigns against ANY wildlife that any rancher even THOUGHT might be a "threat"- even the 6# kit fox and the eagle were victims- deemed a "threat" to the sheep industry!
Theres no photos in the book, it's all text, 320 pages worth, and its guaranteed almost every page will cause anger and outrage at the injustice, cruelty, barbarism, croneyism with politicians in bed with the industry and hunters, and an out of control US Govt bent on destroying every last wild animal in the West to "save" livestock interests who would never accept anything but ZERO losses.

FORGET that they ran their animals on PUBLIC lands for grazing free or extremely cheap, were paid compensation, subsidies etc while WE and wildlife paid the costs for all of the Govt shills paid to slaughter every wolf, coyote, fox they could find.
Dropping millions of poison baits across the lands...
Get this book, get ANGRY, and do something!