Thunder on the Plains 2001: The Story of the American Buffalo by Ken Robbins |
Item #: BOC2239 Our price: $11.50 |
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Publisher : Atheneum Books 2001 First Edition Author and Illustrator Ken Robbins 32 pages -- Approx. size 10.25 by 8.25" Ken Robbins tells in words and historical photographs the amazing yet tragic story of a magnificent and truly American creature: the buffalo. It is the story of numbers so vast, it might take days for one herd of buffalo to pass a particular point on the prairie. And it is the sad story of how, in as little as twenty-five years, reckless and wasteful slaughter at the hands of newly-arrived settlers drove the buffalo to the very brink of extinction. But luckily the story has a somewhat happy ending. The destruction was halted and the number of buffalo has risen again, although the days when a stampeding herd made a sound like thunder on the plains are probably gone forever. Beautiful condition both book and jacket. Like never read. A great gift for the animal lover or Buffalo folklore. Neat sad and important history told here. Please see and enlarge photos and email with any questions prior to purchase. Thanks |
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