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American Serengeti

The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains

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American Serengeti

By: Dan Flores
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
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America's Great Plains once possessed one of the grandest wildlife spectacles of the world, equaled only by such places as the Serengeti, the Masai Mara, or the veld of South Africa. Pronghorn antelope, gray wolves, bison, coyotes, wild horses, and grizzly bears: less than 200 years ago these creatures existed in such abundance that John James Audubon was moved to write "it is impossible to describe or even conceive the vast multitudes of these animals". In a work that is at once a lyrical evocation of that lost splendor and a detailed natural history of these charismatic species of the historic Great Plains, veteran naturalist and outdoorsman Dan Flores draws a vivid portrait of each of these animals in their glory - and tells the harrowing story of what happened to them at the hands of market hunters and ranchers and, ultimately, a federal killing program in the 19th and 20th centuries.

©2016 The University Press of Kansas (P)2017 Tantor Americas Animals Biological Sciences Ecosystems & Habitats Endangered Species Environment Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Ecosystem Natural History Africa Latin America Endangered Animals Great Plains Habitat
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I really enjoyed this book very interesting and educational.
narrator was a bit hard to listen to

great read

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loved it
made me take stock of what was, what is, and the uncertainty of the future

enthralling

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Well written well read and fascinating history of the big game of the Great Plains and the impact of humans.

Very interesting history of Plains wildlife

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A wonderful and comprehensive look at the history of natural America. People, politics and weather explained fluidly. Very easy to follow and capture your interest.

Helped me to better understand the human impact on the American landscape.

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