1989, ISBN: 9780345347787

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Texas A&M University Press. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. 438 pages. The near disappearance of the American bison in the nineteenth century is commonly understood to be the result of o… Altro …

Texas A&M University Press. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. 438 pages. The near disappearance of the American bison in the nineteenth century is commonly understood to be the result of over-hunting, capitalist greed, and all but genocidal military policy. This interpretation remains seductive because of its simplicity; there are villains and victims in this familiar cautionary tale of the American frontier. But as this volume of groundbreaking scholarship shows, the story of the bisons demise is actually quite nuanced. Bison and People on the North American Great Plains brings together voices from several disciplines to offer new insights on the relationship between humans and animals that approached extinction. The essays here transcend the border between the United States and Canada to provide a continental context. Contributors include historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, paleontologists, and Native American perspectives. This book explores the deep past and examines the latest knowledge on bison anatomy and physiology, how bison responded to climate change (especially drought), and early bison hunters and pre-contact trade. It also focuses on the era of European contact, in particular the arrival of the horse, and some of the first known instances of over-hunting. By the nineteenth century bison reached a tipping point as a result of new tanning practices, an early attempt at protective legislation, and ventures to introducing cattle as a replacement stock. The book concludes with a Lakota perspective featuring new ethnohistorical research. Bison and People on the North American Great Plains is a major contribution to environmental history, western history, and the growing field of transnational history. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN., Texas A&M University Press, New York: Ballantine Books, 1989. First American Edition. . Signed by the author ! Excellent condition. First English language edition with only very minor signs of external wear. For example, cover has one very minor blemish.. First American Edition. New York, Ballantine Books, 1989, 21 cm. 197 pages. Original Softcover in protective collector's mylar. Signed by the author ! Excellent condition. First English language edition with only very minor signs of external wear. For example, cover has one very minor blemish. The history of one contentious family is the basis of the short novel and three stories in this volume spanning a century of national transformation and political and economic upheaval in Puerto Rico. Ferre, a native of that country, begins with an idyll of village life ("It was because the residents of Guamani considered themselves to be the children of their mountain, which resembled from afar a huge green velvet breast, that they were a peaceful people, leery of war and ready to share what little they owned with their neighbors.") and concludes with a dark vision of the future options of statehood and independence. The tale of family intrigue celebrates the scenic wonder of Puerto Rico, "not a land but a landscape," and is filtered through several perspectives; the distinct narrative voices blend to create a whole greater than the sum of the parts. Ferre's seriousness of purpose is conveyed in the symbolism of the stories and their fateful twists of plot. If the tales at times seem overburdened with significance, the graceful writing more than compensates. (Publishers Weekly [Amazon])., Ballantine Books, 1989<

ISBN: 0345347781

[SR: 2751344], Paperback, [EAN: 9780345347787], Ballantine Books, Ballantine Books, Book, [PU: Ballantine Books], 1988-12-13, Ballantine Books, Stories trace the development of a Puerto R… Altro …

[SR: 2751344], Paperback, [EAN: 9780345347787], Ballantine Books, Ballantine Books, Book, [PU: Ballantine Books], 1988-12-13, Ballantine Books, Stories trace the development of a Puerto Rican family dynasty in the sugar industry, 10441, Spanish & Portuguese, 271600011, European, 10311, World Literature, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 10129, Contemporary, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 9780345347787

Softcover book. 197 pages. Published by Ballantine Books Media > Book, [PU: Ballantine Books]

1988, ISBN: 9780345347787

Ballantine Books, 1988-12-13. Paperback. Good., Ballantine Books, 1988-12-13