Buffalo for the Broken Heart Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch

Name: Buffalo for the Broken Heart Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch
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ISBN: 9780375761393

ISBN-10: 037576139X

ISBN-13: 9780375761393

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Authors: Dan O'Brien

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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…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/8/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.03" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Dan O'Brien ranks among the West's most celebrated writers. He divides his time between working as an endangered-species biologist, running a cattle ranch, & writing. He is the author of four novels, a short story collection, & three works of nonfiction, including the forthcoming "Buffalo Bill for the Broken Heart: Restoring a Piece of the American West". He lives in Whitewood, South Dakota.