| Wolf Mountains: A History of Wolves Along the Great Divide Volume 6 Contributor(s): Jones, Karen R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552381218 ISBN-13: 9781552381212 Publisher: University of Calgary Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: A carefully researched and controversial study that looks at issues surrounding wolf biology and the human-wolf relationship. Situating the wolf in the history of Canadian national parks, Karen Jones considers changing ideas of nature and wilderness and competing visions of the North American West. Wolf Mountains is a controversial study that examines the tumultuous relationship between humans and wolves in four Rocky Mountain parks. By comparing distinctive lupine histories of specific national parks with anecdotes and narratives of wolves from Aboriginals and early Europeans from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, important shifts in attitude and policy are clearly shown. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Wildlife - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Nature | Animals - Wolves |
| Dewey: 599.773 |
| Series: Legacies Shared |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.92" W x 9.06" (1.21 lbs) 346 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Situating the wolf in the history of Canadian national parks, Karen Jones considers changing ideas of nature and wilderness and competing visions of the North American West. Wolf Mountains: A History of Wolves along the Great Divide is essentially a work of environmental history, treating the land as an actor in the historical process. This controversial study examines the tumultuous relationship between humans and wolves in four Rocky Mountain parks. By comparing the distinctive lupine histories of specific national parks with anecdotes and narratives of wolves from Aboriginals and early Europeans from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, important shifts in attitude and policy are clearly shown. Drawing on published scholarly research, archived newspapers, records from environmental groups, U.S. and Canadian park records, first-hand accounts from explorers and trappers, and scientific interviews with park staff and biologists, this book contributes enormously to our understanding of the relationship between wolves and humans. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jones, Karen R.: - Karen Jones is a senior lecturer in history at the University of Kent. She specializes in the history of the United States and the Canadian West, as well as North American environmental history. |