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Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch Reprint edition
Dan O'brien
Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch Reprint edition
Dan O'brien
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.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 8, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780375761393 |
Publishers | Random House Trade Paperbacks |
Pages | 272 |
Dimensions | 135 × 204 × 15 mm · 204 g |
Language | English |