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published
September 1st 1979
by Scribner
binding
Paperback, 320 pages
isbn
0684163225
(isbn13: 9780684163222)
description
"The wolf exerts a powerful influence on the human imagination. It takes your stare and turns it back on you." So Barry Lopez writes in his ...more
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people who are interested in wolves or the environment
A fascinating study of the interactions between wolves and humans in North America. Lopez does a great job synthesizing biological and historical research, giving the reader a ton of information about wolves, background on how they've been driven close to extinction, and a sense of how this relates more broadly to humans' interactions with and attitudes about the environment. It's clearly written and exhaustively researched. A great read.
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Read in January, 2007
Everything you ever wanted to know about wolves and then some! This book covers biology, natural history, wolves in mythology, wolves in literature, and lots more…. Of particular interest to me was a long discussion about the decimation of wolf populations worldwide, and the part played in this tragedy by the payment of wolf bounties in colonial times. This book was a nice departure from my usual “literary” selections.
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Read in September, 2008
Amazing and insightful history of the interaction between men and wolves, which is basically US: 100,000 THEM: 0. Filled with cool details (wolves have been observed to sometimes inexplicably chase down a deer to exhaustion and just before the kill, the entire pack just walks away without touching it) and thoughtful diagnosis of man's mentality toward wolves (and Indians, incidentally).
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Uncovers the history of misunderstanding and fear that has lead to the near extinction of wolves throughout the world. I particulraly recommend this to anyone concerned about the de-listing of wolves from the endangered species list, or to those just curious about the creature.
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This is an excellent book because it is very balanced in reporting about the interactions of wolves and humans. There is a lot of historical perspective and interesting myths included in the text. A must read for anyone who lives out West...
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Read in April, 2008
A truly detailed and biological/cultural history of the wolf. Perhaps a good time to learn more about them as they have just lost their protection under the endangered species act. Next step is to open hunting and development on their lands.
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My co-worker used to head the k-9 unit of the Police Dept. and he had all his officers read this book to learn better how to communicate with and "read" dogs. So I want to read it to better understand my dog. Is that weird??:)
It's amazing how this focused look at how man has related to wolves throughout time tells the truest story of our environmental legacy in North America. A poignant and beautiful study anyone could enjoy in true Barry Lopez style.
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a beautiful study of wild wolves and their interaction with homo sapiens.
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