Last Stand
george bird grinnell, the battle to save the buffalo, and the birth of the new west
$20.96
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
24 July 2016
Summary
Last Stand: The Battle to Save an Icon
From the #1 international bestselling author of THE REVENANT – the book that inspired the award-winning movie – comes the fascinating story of America’s first battle over the environment.
In the last three decades of the nineteenth century, an American buffalo herd once numbering 30 million animals was reduced to twelve. In an era that treated the West as nothing more than a treasure chest of resources to be dug up and shot down, the bu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008189341 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 000818934X |
| Author: | Michael Punke |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | The Borough Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 24 July 2016 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Michael Punke’s THE REVENANT:
‘A spellbinding tale of heroism and obsessive retribution’ Publishers Weekly
Praise for FIRE AND BRIMSTONE:
‘Compelling if horrifying account of the fire and the trapped men is the heart of this yarn, its soul is Punke’s historical contextualization’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
About The Author
Michael Punke
Michael Punke serves as the U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. He has also served on the White House National Security Council staff and on Capitol Hill. He was formerly the history correspondent for Montana Quarterly and an adjunct professor at the University of Montana. He is the author of Fire and Brimstone: The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917, and Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West. His family home is in Montana.
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