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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781101902783
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1101902787
ISBN-13
9781101902783
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234824901
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Wolf : a True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Animals / Wolves, Environmentalists & Naturalists, Ecology, Endangered Species, Parks & Campgrounds
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Travel, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.3 in
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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-008953
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"Wild, poignant, and compelling, American Wolf is an important, beautifully wrought book about animals, about values, and about living on this earth." -- Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin " American Wolf is a transcendent tale of the American West. I loved the doggedness and depth of the reporting, the texture of the writing. There are echoes of Jack London everywhere. But above all I loved the wolf herself, a character like no other I have ever encountered." -- S. C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell "Gripping and fascinating! Wolf versus wolf, wolf versus man, man versus man." -- Margaret Atwood (on Twitter), author of The Handmaid's Tale and Hag-Seed "There are so few wolves in the West that each one can cast a kind of enchantment. This fine book takes one animal, and uses it as a way to understand the vectors that whipsaw the last wild places. It will linger in your mind and heart." -- Bill McKibben , author of The End of Nature and Radio Free Vermont, "Wild, poignant, and compelling, American Wolf is an important, beautifully wrought book about animals, about values, and about living on this earth." -- Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin " American Wolf is a transcendent tale of the American West. I loved the doggedness and depth of the reporting, the texture of the writing. There are echoes of Jack London everywhere. But above all I loved the wolf herself, a character like no other I have ever encountered." -- S. C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell "Gripping and fascinating! Wolf versus wolf, wolf versus man, man versus man." -- Margaret Atwood (on Twitter), author of The Handmaid's Tale and Hag-Seed "There are so few wolves in the West that each one can cast a kind of enchantment. This fine book takes one animal, and uses it as a way to understand the vectors that whipsaw the last wild places. It will linger in your mind and heart." -- Bill McKibben , author of The End of Nature and Radio Free Vermont "In Nate Blakeslee's riveting, endlessly adventurous narrative, the world of Yellowstone alpha wolf O-Six comes vividly alive and yet remains brutally wild. Gorgeously written, and offering stunning insights into both animal and human nature, American Wolf is a masterly feat of science journalism." -- Michael Finkel , author of The Stranger in the Woods "As in a great novel, we are swept along in a multi-generational saga involving matters of character, courtship, and shifting social relations. Except this is a story of wolves and wolf packs, as closely observed through the years by scientists, not nature poets. And in the background, the human fates and furies who control the animals' destiny: hunters and ecologists and fanatics struggling to adapt an ancient mythology of wolf-terror to the modern American West." --Tom Kizzia , author of Pilgrim's Wilderness "Heartbreaking front-line coverage of our war on the wild.... Blakeslee hauntingly gives the victims faces, families and stories. A quietly angry, aching, important book." --Charles Foster , author of Being a Beast, "Wild, poignant, and compelling, American Wolf is an important, beautifully wrought book about animals, about values, and about living on this earth." -- Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin " American Wolf is a transcendent tale of the American West. I loved the doggedness and depth of the reporting, the texture of the writing. There are echoes of Jack London everywhere. But above all I loved the wolf herself, a character like no other I have ever encountered." -- S. C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell "Gripping and fascinating! Wolf versus wolf, wolf versus man, man versus man." -- Margaret Atwood (on Twitter), author of The Handmaid's Tale and Hag-Seed "There are so few wolves in the West that each one can cast a kind of enchantment. This fine book takes one animal, and uses it as a way to understand the vectors that whipsaw the last wild places. It will linger in your mind and heart." -- Bill McKibben , author of The End of Nature and Radio Free Vermont "In Nate Blakeslee's riveting, endlessly adventurous narrative, the world of Yellowstone alpha wolf O-Six comes vividly alive and yet remains brutally wild. Gorgeously written, and offering stunning insights into both animal and human nature, American Wolf is a masterly feat of science journalism. -- Michael Finkel , author of The Stranger in the Woods "As in a great novel, we are swept along in a multi-generational saga involving matters of character, courtship, and shifting social relations. Except this is a story of wolves and wolf packs, as closely observed through the years by scientists, not nature poets. And in the background, the human fates and furies who control the animals' destiny: hunters and ecologists and fanatics struggling to adapt an ancient mythology of wolf-terror to the modern American West." --Tom Kizzia , author of Pilgrim's Wilderness, "Wild, poignant, and compelling, American Wolf is an important, beautifully wrought book about animals, about values, and about living on this earth." -- Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin " American Wolf is a transcendent tale of the American West. I loved the doggedness and depth of the reporting, the texture of the writing. There are echoes of Jack London everywhere. But above all I loved the wolf herself, a character like no other I have ever encountered." -- S. C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell "Gripping and fascinating! Wolf versus wolf, wolf versus man, man versus man." -- Margaret Atwood , author of The Handmaid's Tale and Hag-Seed "There are so few wolves in the West that each one can cast a kind of enchantment. This fine book takes one animal, and uses it as a way to understand the vectors that whipsaw the last wild places. It will linger in your mind and heart." -- Bill McKibben , author of The End of Nature and Radio Free Vermont, "[ American Wolf ] is a startlingly intimate portrait of the intricate, loving, human-like interrelationships that govern wolves in the wild, as observed in real time by a cadre of dedicated wolf-watchers--in the end, a drama of lupine love, care, and grief." -- Erik Larson , author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake "Wild, poignant, and compelling, American Wolf is an important, beautifully wrought book about animals, about values, and about living on this earth." -- Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin "A transcendent tale of the American West." -- S. C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell "Gripping and fascinating! Wolf versus wolf, wolf versus man, man versus man." -- Margaret Atwood , author of The Handmaid''s Tale and Hag-Seed (via Twitter) "Beautiful, detailed. . . [ American Wolf ] centers on the rise, reign, and family life of O-Six, matriarch of the Lamar Canyon pack and so well-known to park visitors that the New York Times gave her an obituary." -- Publisher''s Weekly (starred) "Nate Blakeslee has achieved the Jack London-like feat of creating a great story whose main character is an animal." -- Nicholas Lemann , author of The Big Test and Redemption "There are so few wolves in the West that each one can cast a kind of enchantment. This fine book takes one animal, and uses it as a way to understand the vectors that whipsaw the last wild places. It will linger in your mind and heart." -- Bill McKibben , author of The End of Nature and Radio Free Vermont " American Wolf is an intimate and riveting book about America''s most iconic and embattled predator.... A wonderful and welcome addition to the pantheon of nature literature." -- John Vaillant , author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce "A well-rendered story... evenhanded but clearly and rightly on the side of the wolves." -- Kirkus Reviews "Gorgeously written, and offering stunning insights into both animal and human nature, American Wolf is a masterly feat of science journalism." -- Michael Finkel , author of The Stranger in the Woods "As in a great novel, we are swept along in a multi-generational saga involving matters of character, courtship, and shifting social relations." --Tom Kizzia , author of Pilgrim''s Wilderness "Heartbreaking front-line coverage of our war on the wild.... Blakeslee hauntingly gives the victims faces, families, and stories. A quietly angry, aching, important book." -- Charles Foster , author of Being a Beast "A compelling environmental drama of the reintroduction of wolves to the Rockies, as clear-sighted on human politics as it is on wolf politics." --Neil Ansell , author of Deep Country "The Game of Thrones story of modern western wolves, [unfolding] in just as riveting a fashion. It is an absolutely mesmerizing read." -- Dan Flores , author of Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History " American Wolf gives us true profiles of wolf lives lived in their actual families. And when humans get involved, the trajectory of their lives forever changes." -- Carl Safina , author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel "Written with heart, but not sentimentality, American Wolf is nothing less than Shakespearean tragedy played out against the backdrop of our troubled relationship with nature." -- J.B. MacKinnon , author of The Once and Future World, "[ American Wolf ] is a startlingly intimate portrait of the intricate, loving, human-like interrelationships that govern wolves in the wild, as observed in real time by a cadre of dedicated wolf-watchers--in the end, a drama of lupine love, care, and grief." -- Erik Larson , author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake "Wild, poignant, and compelling, American Wolf is an important, beautifully wrought book about animals, about values, and about living on this earth." -- Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin "A transcendent tale of the American West." -- S. C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell "Gripping and fascinating! Wolf versus wolf, wolf versus man, man versus man." -- Margaret Atwood , author of The Handmaid''s Tale and Hag-Seed (via Twitter) "Beautiful, detailed... [ American Wolf ] centers on the rise, reign, and family life of O-Six, matriarch of the Lamar Canyon pack and so well-known to park visitors that the New York Times gave her an obituary." -- Publisher''s Weekly (starred) "The fight... [over] Yellowstone''s wolves is embodied in O-Six''s story, told with great immediacy and empathy in a tale that reads like fiction. This one will grab readers and impel them into the heart of the conflict." -- Booklist (starred) "Utterly compelling.... Blakelsee''s masterly use of fiction writing techniques to ratchet up the tension will hook a wide swath of readers." -- Library Journal (starred) "Nate Blakeslee has achieved the Jack London-like feat of creating a great story whose main character is an animal." -- Nicholas Lemann , author of The Big Test and Redemption "There are so few wolves in the West that each one can cast a kind of enchantment. This fine book takes one animal, and uses it as a way to understand the vectors that whipsaw the last wild places. It will linger in your mind and heart." -- Bill McKibben , author of The End of Nature and Radio Free Vermont " American Wolf is an intimate and riveting book about America''s most iconic and embattled predator.... A wonderful and welcome addition to the pantheon of nature literature." -- John Vaillant , author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce "A well-rendered story... evenhanded but clearly and rightly on the side of the wolves." -- Kirkus Reviews "Gorgeously written, and offering stunning insights into both animal and human nature, American Wolf is a masterly feat of science journalism." -- Michael Finkel , author of The Stranger in the Woods "As in a great novel, we are swept along in a multi-generational saga involving matters of character, courtship, and shifting social relations." --Tom Kizzia , author of Pilgrim''s Wilderness "Heartbreaking front-line coverage of our war on the wild.... Blakeslee hauntingly gives the victims faces, families, and stories. A quietly angry, aching, important book." -- Charles Foster , author of Being a Beast "A compelling environmental drama of the reintroduction of wolves to the Rockies, as clear-sighted on human politics as it is on wolf politics." --Neil Ansell , author of Deep Country "The Game of Thrones story of modern western wolves, [unfolding] in just as riveting a fashion. It is an absolutely mesmerizing read." -- Dan Flores , author of Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History " American Wolf gives us true profiles of wolf lives lived in their actual families. And when humans get involved, the trajectory of their lives forever changes." -- Carl Safina , author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel "Written with heart, but not sentimentality, American Wolf is nothing less than Shakespearean tragedy played out against the backdrop of our troubled relationship with nature." -- J.B. MacKinnon , author of The Once and Future World, "[ American Wolf ] is a startlingly intimate portrait of the intricate, loving, human-like interrelationships that govern wolves in the wild, as observed in real time by a cadre of dedicated wolf-watchers--in the end, a drama of lupine love, care, and grief." -- Erik Larson , author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake "Wild, poignant, and compelling, American Wolf is an important, beautifully wrought book about animals, about values, and about living on this earth." -- Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin "A transcendent tale of the American West." -- S. C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell "Gripping and fascinating! Wolf versus wolf, wolf versus man, man versus man." -- Margaret Atwood , author of The Handmaid''s Tale and Hag-Seed (via Twitter) "Beautiful, detailed. . . [ American Wolf ] centers on the rise, reign, and family life of O-Six, matriarch of the Lamar Canyon pack and so well-known to park visitors that the New York Times gave her an obituary." -- Publisher''s Weekly (starred) "Utterly compelling.... Blakelsee''s masterly use of fiction writing techniques to ratchet up the tension will hook a wide swath of readers." -- Library Journal (starred) "Nate Blakeslee has achieved the Jack London-like feat of creating a great story whose main character is an animal." -- Nicholas Lemann , author of The Big Test and Redemption "There are so few wolves in the West that each one can cast a kind of enchantment. This fine book takes one animal, and uses it as a way to understand the vectors that whipsaw the last wild places. It will linger in your mind and heart." -- Bill McKibben , author of The End of Nature and Radio Free Vermont " American Wolf is an intimate and riveting book about America''s most iconic and embattled predator.... A wonderful and welcome addition to the pantheon of nature literature." -- John Vaillant , author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce "A well-rendered story... evenhanded but clearly and rightly on the side of the wolves." -- Kirkus Reviews "Gorgeously written, and offering stunning insights into both animal and human nature, American Wolf is a masterly feat of science journalism." -- Michael Finkel , author of The Stranger in the Woods "As in a great novel, we are swept along in a multi-generational saga involving matters of character, courtship, and shifting social relations." --Tom Kizzia , author of Pilgrim''s Wilderness "Heartbreaking front-line coverage of our war on the wild.... Blakeslee hauntingly gives the victims faces, families, and stories. A quietly angry, aching, important book." -- Charles Foster , author of Being a Beast "A compelling environmental drama of the reintroduction of wolves to the Rockies, as clear-sighted on human politics as it is on wolf politics." --Neil Ansell , author of Deep Country "The Game of Thrones story of modern western wolves, [unfolding] in just as riveting a fashion. It is an absolutely mesmerizing read." -- Dan Flores , author of Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History " American Wolf gives us true profiles of wolf lives lived in their actual families. And when humans get involved, the trajectory of their lives forever changes." -- Carl Safina , author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel "Written with heart, but not sentimentality, American Wolf is nothing less than Shakespearean tragedy played out against the backdrop of our troubled relationship with nature." -- J.B. MacKinnon , author of The Once and Future World
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
599.77309787/52
Synopsis
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The enthralling true story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her. Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in North America, these majestic creatures were hunted to near extinction in the lower 48 states by the 1920s. But in recent decades, conservationists have brought wolves back to the Rockies, igniting a battle over the very soul of the West. With novelistic detail, Nate Blakeslee tells the gripping story of one of these wolves, O-Six, a charismatic alpha female named for the year of her birth. Uncommonly powerful, with gray fur and faint black ovals around each eye, O-Six is a kind and merciful leader, a fiercely intelligent fighter, and a doting mother. She is beloved by wolf watchers, particularly renowned naturalist Rick McIntyre, and becomes something of a social media star, with followers around the world. But as she raises her pups and protects her pack, O-Six is challenged on all fronts: by hunters, who compete with wolves for the elk they both prize; by cattle ranchers who are losing livestock and have the ear of politicians; and by other Yellowstone wolves who are vying for control of the park's stunningly beautiful Lamar Valley. These forces collide in American Wolf , a riveting multigenerational saga of hardship and triumph that tells a larger story about the ongoing cultural clash in the West--between those fighting for a vanishing way of life and those committed to restoring one of the country's most iconic landscapes., A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The enthralling true story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her. Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in North America, these majestic creatures were hunted to near extinction in the lower 48 states by the 1920s. But in recent decades, conservationists have brought wolves back to the Rockies, igniting a battle over the very soul of the West. With novelistic detail, Nate Blakeslee tells the gripping story of one of these wolves, O-Six, a charismatic alpha female named for the year of her birth. Uncommonly powerful, with gray fur and faint black ovals around each eye, O-Six is a kind and merciful leader, a fiercely intelligent fighter, and a doting mother. She is beloved by wolf watchers, particularly renowned naturalist Rick McIntyre, and becomes something of a social media star, with followers around the world. But as she raises her pups and protects her pack, O-Six is challenged on all fronts: by hunters, who compete with wolves for the elk they both prize; by cattle ranchers who are losing livestock and have the ear of politicians; and by other Yellowstone wolves who are vying for control of the park's stunningly beautiful Lamar Valley. These forces collide in American Wolf , a riveting multigenerational saga of hardship and triumph that tells a larger story about the ongoing cultural clash in the West--between those fighting for a vanishing way of life and those committed to restoring one of the country's most iconic landscapes.
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QL737.C22B54284 2017
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- 11 May, 2021
American Wolf - hoping for a well presented true story with compassion and truthfulness in the wolf family.
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- 14 Nov, 2018
Not just about wolves!
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- 19 May, 2021
Awesome and intriging story of wolves
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loved the story
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