| Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch Contributor(s): O'Brien, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 037576139X ISBN-13: 9780375761393 Publisher: Random House Trade OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: For twenty years Dan O'Brien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, O'Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, "short-necked, golden balls of wool," O'Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half. Buffalo for the Broken Heart is at once a tender account of the buffaloes' first seasons on the ranch and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology. Whether he's describing the grazing pattern of the buffalo, the thrill of watching a falcon home in on its prey, or the comical spectacle of a buffalo bull wallowing in the mud, O'Brien combines a novelist's eye for detail with a naturalist's understanding to create an enriching, entertaining narrative. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Mammals - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Animal Husbandry - Nature | Animals - Wildlife |
| Dewey: 636.292 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 8.02" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Geographic Orientation - South Dakota |
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| Publisher Description: For twenty years Dan O'Brien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, O'Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, "short-necked, golden balls of wool," O'Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half. Buffalo for the Broken Heart is at once a tender account of the buffaloes' first seasons on the ranch and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology. Whether he's describing the grazing pattern of the buffalo, the thrill of watching a falcon home in on its prey, or the comical spectacle of a buffalo bull wallowing in the mud, O'Brien combines a novelist's eye for detail with a naturalist's understanding to create an enriching, entertaining narrative. |