Wildlife in America [Unknown Binding]

Peter Matthiessen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1967

The first comprehensive history of American wildlife dramatically chronicles the fate of the original creatures of this continent, from the time of the white man's arrival in the New World to the present. Here is the consecutive tale of the aimals that vanished, of those that became so rare that trady protection barely saved them from extinction, and of the efforts of conservationists today to preserve our living heritage.

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 304 pages
• Publisher: Viking Compass Edition; 3rd edition (January 1, 1967)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000L0TNPM
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,282,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent history lesson and emotional tour of wildlife., May 12, 1999

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This review is from: Wildlife in America (Hardcover)

I recommend this book to anyone interested in wildlife management or becoming a naturalist. Either this will be just another book or an turning point in your respect for wildlife, wildlife management and regulated hunting.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should Be Required Reading in Every U.S. High School, January 13, 2006

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P. Stefanowich - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wildlife in America (Mass Market Paperback)

If people only knew the Eden that existed before the birth of our present generation, they might yet understand what it is we are currently taking away from future generations. This book changed my life - it changed my value system. It has a place forever on my bookshelf. How one reacts to the information contained in this book says everything about ones individual character. Not only is it a sad choronology of the death and destruction of life in North America, it is a terrifying indictment on the collective psychology of mankind.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wildlife Classic, June 17, 2001

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Ricky Hunter (New York City, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wildlife in America (Mass Market Paperback)

An early book by Peter Matthiessen, Wildlife in America, came out in 1959 (and with some spotty unpdating in this edition) and tells the story of America's response to its wild life over the centuries and then into the beginnings of a conservation movement and the more recent (relatively) efforts of government to protect the species particular to the American mainland and Alaska. In some ways, it becomes a list of animals that have dissappeared or are on the brink. It is very depressing but the author presents the facts and arguments in a clear fashion that captures the price of American progess on its wildlife. Despite some occasional purple prose and the new issues and arguments that have occured since, this is a very good reprint of a classic from the past.