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Author Smith, Howard L. (Howard Lee), 1949-

Title In the company of wild bears : a celebration of backcountry grizzlies and black bears / Howard Smith ; photographs by Michael H. Francis.

Publication Info. Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, [2006]
©2006

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Location Call No. Status
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  599.78 SMI    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  599.78 SM58    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  599.74446 SMI    Check Shelf
Description xvii, 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Return to primal ways -- Walking with Alaska's great bear -- Bailey's bodacious teton adventure -- Ears back; cub at side -- Oso canella -- Searching for grizzlies in the Canadian Rockies -- Where's bear? -- Pass it on -- Magic of wildness -- Bears, humans, and the spirit of place -- Epilogue: the price of passion.
Summary Readers should understand that they don't have to encounter grizzly bears or black bears in order to reap rich rewards. Simply knowing that bears could be present is enough to awaken our senses and give us insights that have long since died-dried up with urban life. There is substantial value in realizing that the great outdoors is, indeed, wild. Grasping this concept enables us to live life as we once lived it-vibrantly attuned to every second. And now, come join us in walking in the company of wild bears...
Subject Bears -- Behavior -- North America -- Anecdotes.
Human-animal relationships -- North America -- Anecdotes.
ISBN 1592289525 alkaline paper
9781592289523
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