The Last Stand of the Pack: Critical Edition: Timberline Books
Autor Arthur Carhart Cu Stanley Young Editat de Andrew Gulliford, Tom Wolfen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 noi 2017 – vârsta de la 18 ani
This
critical
edition
explores
the
past
and
future
of
wolves
in
Colorado.
Originally
published
in
1929, The
Last
Stand
of
the
Pack is
a
historical
account
of
the
extermination
of
what
were
then
believed
to
be
the
last
wolves
in
Colorado.
Arthur
H.
Carhart
and
Stanley
P.
Young
describe
the
wolves’
extermination
and
extoll
the
bravery
of
the
federal
trappers
hunting
them
down
while
simultaneously
characterizing
the
wolves
as
cunning
individuals
and
noble
adversaries
to
the
growth
of
the
livestock
industry
and
the
settlement
of
the
West.
This
is
nature
writing
at
its
best,
even
if
the
worldview
expressed
is
at
times
jarring
to
the
twenty-first-century
reader.
Now, almost 100 years later, much has been learned about ecology and the role of top-tier predators within ecosystems. In this new edition, Carhart and Young’s original text is accompanied by an extensive introduction with biographical details on Arthur Carhart and an overview of the history of wolf eradication in the west; chapters by prominent wildlife biologists, environmentalists, wolf reintroduction activists, and ranchers Tom Compton, Bonnie Brown, Mike Phillips, Norman A. Bishop, and Cheney Gardner; and an epilogue considering current issues surrounding the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado. Presenting a balanced perspective, these additional chapters address views both in support of and opposed to wolf reintroduction.
Coloradans are deeply interested in wilderness and the debate surrounding wolf reintroduction, but for wolves to have a future in Colorado we must first understand the past. The Last Stand of the Pack: Critical Edition presents both important historical scholarship and contemporary ecological ideas, offering a complete picture of the impact of wolves in Colorado.
Now, almost 100 years later, much has been learned about ecology and the role of top-tier predators within ecosystems. In this new edition, Carhart and Young’s original text is accompanied by an extensive introduction with biographical details on Arthur Carhart and an overview of the history of wolf eradication in the west; chapters by prominent wildlife biologists, environmentalists, wolf reintroduction activists, and ranchers Tom Compton, Bonnie Brown, Mike Phillips, Norman A. Bishop, and Cheney Gardner; and an epilogue considering current issues surrounding the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado. Presenting a balanced perspective, these additional chapters address views both in support of and opposed to wolf reintroduction.
Coloradans are deeply interested in wilderness and the debate surrounding wolf reintroduction, but for wolves to have a future in Colorado we must first understand the past. The Last Stand of the Pack: Critical Edition presents both important historical scholarship and contemporary ecological ideas, offering a complete picture of the impact of wolves in Colorado.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781607326922
ISBN-10: 1607326922
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 8 black and white illustration
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:Critical
Editura: University Press of Colorado
Colecția University Press of Colorado
Seria Timberline Books
ISBN-10: 1607326922
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 8 black and white illustration
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:Critical
Editura: University Press of Colorado
Colecția University Press of Colorado
Seria Timberline Books
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Recenzii
"InThe
Last
Stand
of
the
Pack,we
are
offered
an
opportunity
for
redemption:
to
go
from
vicious
killers
of
the
wolf
to
overseers
and
protectors
of
this
great
beast
of
the
wild.
Colorado
is
at
a
crossroads,
and
the
world
is
watching."
—Carter Niemeyer, wolf recovery coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (retired), author ofWolferandWolf Land
—Carter Niemeyer, wolf recovery coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (retired), author ofWolferandWolf Land
"The republication of Carhart's work offers an opportunity to examine the false assumptions, dearth of science, and anti-wolf prejudices on which the eradication of wolves was based and coincides with renewed efforts to return the wolf to Colorado and restore the ecological balance we upset with their removal. This book is a hard read, but it is valuable as both a cautionary tale of the errors of our ways and a lesson for the future."
—Bethany Cotton, WildEarth Guardians
“The Last Stand of the Pack merits another look as a historic artifact and as a reminder of attitudes and behaviors that were once commonplace. It is a fun and uncomfortable read, akin to Huckleberry Finn in its ability to conjure a past that can make you think and cringe.”
—Jon T. Coleman, University of Notre Dame
"Anyone
with
a
dog
in
the
fight
for
wolves'
presence
in
or
exclusion
from
Colorado
will
find The
Last
Stand
of
the
Pack a
provocative
primer
in
preparation
for
the
dialogue
to
come."
—International Wolf Journal
“This book is a winner for anyone interested in wolves and the environment.”
—Colorado Central Magazine
“A significant milestone in the debate over wolf reintroduction in Colorado. Readers will be both thrilled and appalled at Carhart’s stories and be able to identify with one or several of the positions of the various contemporary authors.”
—Environmental History
—International Wolf Journal
“This book is a winner for anyone interested in wolves and the environment.”
—Colorado Central Magazine
“A significant milestone in the debate over wolf reintroduction in Colorado. Readers will be both thrilled and appalled at Carhart’s stories and be able to identify with one or several of the positions of the various contemporary authors.”
—Environmental History
“Valuable
insight
into
the
challenges
ahead
for
wolf
restoration
in
Colorado.”
—Great Plains Research
—Great Plains Research
Notă biografică
Andrew
Gulliford is
professor
of
history
and
environmental
studies
at
Fort
Lewis
College
in
Durango,
Colorado.
He
has
twice
won
the
Colorado
Book
Award
and
the
Arizona–New
Mexico
Book
Award.
He
also
received
the
National
Individual
Volunteer
Award
from
the
US
Forest
Service
for
wilderness
education
and
a
certificate
of
recognition
from
the
Secretary
of
Agriculture
for
“outstanding
contributions
to
America’s
natural
and
cultural
resources.”
He
is
the
author
of America’s
Country
Schools, Sacred
Objects
and
Sacred
Places,
and Boomtown
Blues and
editor
of Preserving
Western
History and Outdoors
in
the
Southwest:
An
Adventure
Anthology.
Tom Wolf is the author of Ice Crusaders, Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains, In Fire’s Way, Arthur Carhart, and La Guadalupana. He has taught at Brandeis University and Colorado College and worked for the National Park Service, the Wyoming Outdoor Council, and The Nature Conservancy.
Tom Wolf is the author of Ice Crusaders, Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains, In Fire’s Way, Arthur Carhart, and La Guadalupana. He has taught at Brandeis University and Colorado College and worked for the National Park Service, the Wyoming Outdoor Council, and The Nature Conservancy.
Descriere
This
critical
edition
explores
the
past
and
future
of
wolves
in
Colorado.
Originally
published
in
1929, The
Last
Stand
of
the
Pack is
a
historical
account
of
the
extermination
of
what
were
then
believed
to
be
the
last
wolves
in
Colorado.