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    American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
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    American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
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    American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West

    Written by Nate Blakeslee

    Narrated by Nate Blakeslee and Mark Bramhall

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    About this audiobook

    The enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her

    Before men ruled the earth, there were wolves. Once abundant in North America, these majestic creatures were hunted to near extinction in the lower 48 states by the 1920s. But in recent decades, conservationists have brought wolves back to the Rockies, igniting a battle over the very soul of the West.

    With novelistic detail, Nate Blakeslee tells the gripping story of one of these wolves, O-Six, a charismatic alpha female named for the year of her birth. Uncommonly powerful, with gray fur and faint black ovals around each eye, O-Six is a kind and merciful leader, a fiercely intelligent fighter, and a doting mother. She is beloved by wolf watchers, particularly renowned naturalist Rick McIntyre, and becomes something of a social media star, with followers around the world.

    But as she raises her pups and protects her pack, O-Six is challenged on all fronts: by hunters, who compete with wolves for the elk they both prize; by cattle ranchers who are losing livestock and have the ear of politicians; and by other Yellowstone wolves who are vying for control of the park's stunningly beautiful Lamar Valley.

    These forces collide in American Wolf, a riveting multigenerational saga of hardship and triumph that tells a larger story about the ongoing cultural clash in the West—between those fighting for a vanishing way of life and those committed to restoring one of the country's most iconic landscapes.

    Editor's Note

    Dispelling myths…

    A dissection of the strained relationship between wolves and the West, one that explores the ecological impact of reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone and the effects of hunting them. Science journalism with a novel’s heart.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 17, 2017
    ISBN9780525493280
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    American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
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    Nate Blakeslee

    Nate Blakeslee is a writer-at-large for Texas Monthly. His first book, Tulia: Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town, was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2005 and the Washington Post called it one of the most important books about wrongful convictions ever written. He lives with his family in Austin, Texas.

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    • 5/5
      Thanks to Nate Blakeslee, my love of Yellowstone deepens and my next visit will be spent between Mammoth and Lamar Valley. Written in defense of the *new* American wolf (thank you, Canada), without totally disregarding their predatory affect on farmers and ranchers. October 2018 Now Read This PBS NewsHour-New York Times Book Club Selection. Glad I did.
    • 5/5
      Simply riveting! Now I would like to become a wolf watcher myself.
    • 5/5
      Poignant, funny, moving, & gripping. This book was amazing!
    • 5/5
      Great story about one of the most maligned animals on the continent