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Product Identifiers

PublisherSmithsonian Institution Scholarly Press

ISBN-101588340538

ISBN-139781588340535

eBay Product ID (ePID)2160146

Product Key Features

Book TitleExtermination of the American Bison

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEnvironmental Conservation & Protection, Natural History, Animals / Wildlife, Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Science

AuthorWilliam Temple Hornaday

Book SeriesAmerican Studies

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight17 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-055124

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal333.95/9643/0973

SynopsisWhen William Temple Hornaday wrote this text for the Smithsonian Institution in 1889, the thirty million buffalo that had once roamed North America had been reduced to a few hundred. Alarmed by this decimation, Hornaday--a hunter, zoologist, writer, and the Smithsonian's chief taxidermist--set out for Montana to collect specimens for preservation at the Smithsonian. One of the main results of his trip was The Extermination of the American Bison, a timely recounting of the history and destruction of the buffalo, and a landmark work in early conservation advocacy. Hornaday paints a vivid portrait of the buffalo's natural history, describing its distribution, habits, character, and "mental capacity," as well as the history of recorded encounters with buffalo since the sixteenth century. He then provides a haunting account of the animals' slaughter, lamenting the horrific destruction of almost the entire species. His final section describes the planning, construction, and reception of the Buffalo Group, his innovative museum display of six taxidermied buffalo that was intended to serve as both a scientific record of and a national monument to a nearly lost species. Hanna Rose Shell's insightful introduction emphasizes how Hornaday's appeal for wildlife conservation continues to resonate today. It also provides a unique window into a forgotten network of taxidermists, hunters, and animal preservationists that shaped contemporary conservation movements., Written in 1889, The Extermination of the American Bison is a timely recounting of the history and destruction of the buffalo and a landmark work in early conservation advocacy. Hanna Rose Shell's insightful introduction emphasizes how Hornaday's appeal for wildlife conservation continues to resonate today. It also provides a unique window into a forgotten network of taxidermists, hunters, and animal preservationists that shaped contemporary conservation movements.

LC Classification NumberQL737.U53H675 2002