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Vicious : wolves and men in America / Jon T. Coleman.
"In this history of wolves in America - and of the humans who have hated and then loved them - Jon Coleman investigates a relationship between two species and uncovers striking similarities, deadly differences, and, all to frequently, tragic misunderstanding."--BOOK JACKET.
Record details
- ISBN: 0300103905 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780300103908 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780300119725 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0300119720 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xv, 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-265) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Howls, snarls, and musket shots : saying "this is mine" in colonial New England -- Beasts of lore : how stories turned fearsome monsters into skulking criminals -- Wolf bullets with adders' tongues : how to kill a wolf in colonial New England -- Predator to prey : wolves' journey through the northeastern woodlands -- Surrounded : fear and retribution in the northeastern forests -- Metaphors of slaughter : two wolf hunts -- A wealth of canines : Mormon Americans on the Great Plains -- Call it a coyote : how to exterminate wolves in colonial Utah -- Annihilation and enlightenment : the cultural extinction of North American wolves -- Reintroduction.
- Awards Note:
- John H. Dunning Prize, American Historical Association, 2005W. Turrentine Jackson Award, Western History Association, 2005
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- Gray wolf > United States > History.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | QL 737 .C23 C65 2004 | 285075 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
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