The Buffalo Hunters : the Story of the Hide Men /

In 1867 conservative estimates put the number of buffaloes in the trans-Missouri region at fifteen million. By the end of the 1880s, that figure had dwindled to a few hundred. The destruction of the great herds is the theme of The Buffalo Hunters. Mari Sandoz's vast canvas is charged with color...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sandoz, Mari, 1896-1966
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : UNP - Bison Books, 2013.
Edición:Second edition.
Temas:
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
American bison hunting > History > 19th century.
Hunters > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Indians of North America > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
West (U.S.) > Environmental conditions.
West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890.
Bison d'Amérique > Chasse > Histoire > 19e siècle.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire > 1860-1890.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Other titles; Title Page; Copyright; INTRODUCTION; Table of Contents; FOREWORD; BOOK I. THE REPUBLICAN HERD; CHAPTER I. The Portentous Men of 'Sixty-seven; CHAPTER II. Lord of the Plains; CHAPTER III. A Revenge-and New Markets; CHAPTER IV. Big Guns and a Roaring Blizzard; CHAPTER V. The Royal Hunt; BOOK II. THE CROSSING OF THE ARKANSAS; CHAPTER VI. Dodge City, The Daughter of The Hide Men; CHAPTER VII. Southward into Indian Country; CHAPTER VIII. Attack On Adobe Walls; CHAPTER IX. Toward The Brazos; CHAPTER X. Two Big Kills; CHAPTER XI. Dead Men and Comanche.
  • BOOK III. RETREAT TO THE STAKED PLAINSCHAPTER XII. The Eden of The Animals; CHAPTER XIII. The Time of the Flights; BOOK IV. THE NORTHERN HERD; CHAPTER XIV. Along The Winter Yellowstone; CHAPTER XV. The End of The Dream; BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE GENERAL READER; University of Nebraska Press; Back Cover.

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