| Edition |
[First edition]. |
| Description |
xxiv, 339, xi pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Based on the author's thesis, University of Wisconsin. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 321-339. |
| Contents |
Buffalo culture -- In numbers--numberless -- Grassland and buffalo -- Ancestors and relatives -- Early chronicles -- Preparation for the kill -- Indian hunting techniques -- Indians as consumers -- Place in symbolism and ceremony -- White buffalo -- Storytellers -- Days among the herds -- Nature of the beast -- Status in buffalo society -- Group travels -- Calving season -- Rutting season -- Play and aggression -- Grassland community -- Natural catastrophes -- Westward the hunters -- On the way to extinction -- Return to the plains -- Appendixes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
American bison.
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| ISBN |
0394476182 |
|
9780394476186 |
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