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Overview"In 1987 Frank and Deborah Popper proposed a bold solution to the decline of America's Great Plains: create a vast nature preserve by returning 139,000 square miles in ten states to prairie and reintroducing the buffalo that once roamed there. In Where the Buffalo Roam, Anne Matthews follows the Poppers from Montana to Texas as they try to sell their idea called the Buffalo Commons; in the process, she introduces us to the people who love these arid windswept lands. This edition includes a new foreword by environmental historian Donald Worster. Matthews's new afterword describes how with growing support from Native Americans and private groups like the Nature Conservancy, the Poppers' dream of a Buffalo Commons is becoming a reality. ""An admirably crafted book, as poignant and entertaining as it is informative.""—Seattle Times ""A priceless piece of Americana.""—The Boston Globe ""Matthew's delightful account of the Poppers, their proposal and the controversy surrounding it does focus new attention on the region and its problems.""—The Philadelphia Inquirer ""Bright, active, effective journalism. . . . An extremely savvy overlook of the dilemmas of the Great Plains.""—Wallace Stegner" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anne Matthews , Donald WorsterPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 1.40cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 2.10cm Weight: 0.255kg ISBN: 9780226510965ISBN 10: 0226510964 Pages: 242 Publication Date: 15 November 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAn admirably crafted book, as poignant and entertaining as it is informative. - Seattle Times Where the Buffalo Roam is very bright, active, effective journalism....An extremely savvy overlook of the dilemmas of the Great Plains. - Wallace Stegner """An admirably crafted book, as poignant and entertaining as it is informative."" - Seattle Times ""Where the Buffalo Roam is very bright, active, effective journalism....An extremely savvy overlook of the dilemmas of the Great Plains."" - Wallace Stegner" Author InformationAnne Matthews is the author of Bright College Years: Inside the American Campus Today, published by the University of Chicago Press, and Wild Nights: Nature Returns to the City. Her family has lived on the Great Plains for six generations. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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