Buffalo Nation: History and Legend of the North American Bison

Buffalo Nation: History and Legend of the North American Bison
ISBN-10
0896583139
ISBN-13
9780896583139
Category
Nature / Animals / Mammals
Pages
144
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
Voyageur Press
Author
Valerius Geist

Description

Photographs and text trace the cultural and natural history of the North American bison, looking at how the U.S. government practically eliminated the buffalo in the mid-1880s in an attempt to force Native Americans onto reservations, and discussing later conservation efforts.

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