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The epic story of the buffalo in America, from prehistoric times to today—a moving and beautifully illustrated work of natural history

The American buffalo—our nation’s official mammal—is an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of our most mythic and sometimes heartbreaking tales. The largest land animals in the Western Hemisphere, they are survivors of a mass extinction that erased ancient species that were even larger. For nearly 10,000 years, they evolved alongside Native people who weaved them into every aspect of daily life; relied on them for food, clothing, and shelter; and revered them as equals.

Newcomers to the continent found the buffalo fascinating at first, but in time they came to consider them a hindrance to a young nation’s expansion. And in the space of only a decade, they were slaughtered by the millions for their hides, with their carcasses left to rot on the prairies. Then, teetering

Blood Memory

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    A Hardback by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns

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      Publisher Alfred A. Knopf
      Published 10 October 2023
      ISBN-13 9780593537343
      978-0593537343
      ISBN-10 0593537343
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      Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Conservation of the environment Natural History Wildlife: mammals: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The epic story of the buffalo in America, from prehistoric times to today—a moving and beautifully illustrated work of natural history

      The American buffalo—our nation’s official mammal—is an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of our most mythic and sometimes heartbreaking tales. The largest land animals in the Western Hemisphere, they are survivors of a mass extinction that erased ancient species that were even larger. For nearly 10,000 years, they evolved alongside Native people who weaved them into every aspect of daily life; relied on them for food, clothing, and shelter; and revered them as equals.

      Newcomers to the continent found the buffalo fascinating at first, but in time they came to consider them a hindrance to a young nation’s expansion. And in the space of only a decade, they were slaughtered by the millions for their hides, with their carcasses left to rot on the prairies. Then, teetering

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