A superb study of the Bison in folklore and fact that is also an account of western expansion and a history of the Plains Indians."- The magnificent beast that once roamed from Alaska to the Carolinas "in numbers numberless" is superbly memorialized in this full-scale study, which begins with his genesis in the Ice Age, traces his evolution and natural history, observes his patterns of behavior, and records his life-and-death relationship with three...

Describes life on a Crow Indian reservation in Montana, and the importance these tribes place on buffalo, which are once again thriving in areas where the Crow live.

An introduction to buffalo, including where they live, what they eat, how they grow, and how they assist humankind.

Discusses the American bison, also known as the buffalo, which despite a onetime abundance, now only exists in a few protected herds.

"Working over a period of eight years, Emmy-award-winning wildlife filmmaker Bob Landis documented the real dramas of bison in Yellowstone National Park. From epic battles with grizzly bears and wolves, treacherous winters to late summer mating season, Thunderbeast captures the awesome survival skills of this American icon."--Container.

Great Plains Bison traces the history and ecology of this American symbol from the origins of the great herds that once dominated the prairie to its near extinction in the late nineteenth century and the subsequent efforts to restore the bison population. A longtime wildlife biologist and one of the most powerful literary voices on the Great Plains, Dan O'Brien has managed his own ethically run buffalo ranch since 1997. Drawing on both extensive research...