{"product_id":"american-wolf-a-true-story-of-survival-and-obsession-in-the-west","title":"American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNate Blakeslee\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer-at-large for \n\u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e. His first book, \n\u003ci\u003eTulia\u003c\/i\u003e, won the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize and the Texas Institute of Letters nonfiction prize, and was a finalist for the PEN\/Martha Albrand Award. The \n\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e called \n\u003ci\u003eTulia \u003c\/i\u003eone of the most important books about wrongful convictions ever written. Blakeslee lives in Austin, Texas, with his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eShortlisted for the \u003cb\u003e2018 J. Anthony Lukas Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best Book of 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA \u003ci\u003eScience Friday\u003c\/i\u003e Best Science Book of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Blakeslee draws O-Six in novelistic... detail, using the conflicting insight and perspective of biologists, politicians, ranchers, environmentalists, lawyers, other animals, and hunters.... Seeing a wolf is exceptionally rare, and this book is as close as most readers will come.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A matriarch overthrown in what seems fairly described as a 'putsch, ' marauding gangs running attacks into neighboring territory, an hours-long standoff with a grizzly, a discarded water bottle--a rarity in the wilderness of a national park--tossed around and protected like a prized new toy. The lives of the wolves in Yellowstone are often dramatic, but are full of touching, tender moments too, as Nate Blakeslee vividly writes in \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The story of one wolf's struggle to survive in the majestic Yellowstone National Park offers an ambitious look through the eyes of an endangered animal.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ambitious... a significant and engaging work. It's easy to write about the importance of local social life. It's harder to know what to do to support it.... Klinenberg's argument has a powerful simplicity. Look after the social infrastructure and social bonds will largely look after themselves.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--Financial Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e takes its place in a long lineage of wolf books.... [T]here are cherished, striking images here...testament to the ever-flowing life force that is the wolf.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eRick Bass\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[ \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e] is a startlingly intimate portrait of the intricate, loving, human-like interrelationships that govern wolves in the wild, as observed in real time by a cadre of dedicated wolf-watchers--in the end, a drama of lupine love, care, and grief.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eErik Larson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Devil in the White City\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eDead Wake\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wild, poignant, and compelling, \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e is an important, beautifully wrought book about animals, about values, and about living on this earth.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eSusan Orlean, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Orchid Thief\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eRin Tin Tin\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A transcendent tale of the American West.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eS. C. Gwynne\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Summer Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eRebel Yell\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Gripping and fascinating! Wolf versus wolf, wolf versus man, man versus man.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eHag-Seed\u003c\/i\u003e (via Twitter) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this vibrant work of nonfiction, a \n\u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e writer goes into the mind--and heart--of a wolf. He tells the remarkable true story of O-Six, a wolf brought back to the Rockies by conservationists, as she fights hunters, cattle ranchers, and her own species for survival.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[ \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e] reads like a novel... a testament to the genius of Blakeslee's tautly constructed narrative.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOutside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Blakeslee takes readers into the snowy [Lamar Valley], and deep into a genuinely human tale told with the energy and verve of a bestselling thriller. A tight, dense narrative, \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf \u003c\/i\u003eraces along like a predator on the hunt.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Texas Observer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterful and elegant tale.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautiful, detailed... [ \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e] centers on the rise, reign, and family life of O-Six, matriarch of the Lamar Canyon pack and so well-known to park visitors that the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003egave her an obituary.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The fight... [over] Yellowstone's wolves is embodied in O-Six's story, told with great immediacy and empathy in a tale that reads like fiction. This one will grab readers and impel them into the heart of the conflict.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Utterly compelling.... Blakeslee's masterly use of fiction writing techniques to ratchet up the tension will hook a wide swath of readers.\" \n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A savory blend of hardcore journalism, biodiversity analysis, weather and terrain reporting and good old-fashioned storytelling... \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of an extraordinary wolf and those absorbed with her storied life.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Nate Blakeslee has achieved the Jack London-like feat of creating a great story whose main character is an animal.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eNicholas Lemann\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Big Test\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eRedemption\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There are so few wolves in the West that each one can cast a kind of enchantment. This fine book takes one animal, and uses it as a way to understand the vectors that whipsaw the last wild places. It will linger in your mind and heart.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eRadio Free Vermont \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate and riveting book about America's most iconic and embattled predator.... A wonderful and welcome addition to the pantheon of nature literature.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eJohn Vaillant\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Tiger \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e The Golden Spruce \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A well-rendered story... evenhanded but clearly and rightly on the side of the wolves.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Gorgeously written, and offering stunning insights into both animal and human nature, \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterly feat of science journalism.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eMichael Finkel\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Stranger in the Woods\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Engaging... a must read for researchers, citizen scientists, and visitors to Yellowstone, where the story of the wolves continues to evolve.\" \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"As in a great novel, we are swept along in a multi-generational saga involving matters of character, courtship, and shifting social relations.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Tom Kizzia\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003ePilgrim's Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Heartbreaking front-line coverage of our war on the wild.... Blakeslee hauntingly gives the victims faces, families, and stories. A quietly angry, aching, important book.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eCharles Foster\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eBeing a Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"A compelling environmental drama of the reintroduction of wolves to the Rockies, as clear-sighted on human politics as it is on wolf politics.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Neil Ansell\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eDeep Country\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"The \n\u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e story of modern western wolves, [unfolding] in just as riveting a fashion. It is an absolutely mesmerizing read.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eDan Flores\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eCoyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \" \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e gives us true profiles of wolf lives lived in their actual families. And when humans get involved, the trajectory of their lives forever changes.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eCarl Safina\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eBeyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Written with heart, but not sentimentality, \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than Shakespearean tragedy played out against the backdrop of our troubled relationship with nature.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eJ.B. MacKinnon\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Once and Future World\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[ \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e] is about the compatibility and clash between man and environment, heritage and the future, politics and practice, and seemingly countless nuances that demonstrate the complexity of the West.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIdaho Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"O-Six is the definition of an alpha--strong, cunning, and a protector through and through. Her life in the wild is constantly challenged by other wolves, cattle ranchers, and hunters. It's a \"cultural clash\" that will leave you on the edge of your chair.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e --\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDepartures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] rich, poignant story of wolf recovery in Yellowstone and its impacts on the surrounding countryside and communities.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003eNational Parks Traveler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Blakeslee crafts a compelling narrative that allows him to explore in a profound and intimate way the cultural, political, social and economic factors that keep the presence of wolves in the West controversial.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Line\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \u003c\/b\u003eThe enthralling true story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved or feared her.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These forces collide in \n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Nonfiction Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9781101902806, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2017 pg. 55 (EAN 9781101902783, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2017 pg. 111 (EAN 9781101902783, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/07\/2017 (EAN 9781101902783, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/15\/2017 (EAN 9781101902783, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2017 pg. 18 (EAN 9781101902783, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/20\/2017 (EAN 9781101902783, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Nonfiction Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9781101902783, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/27\/2017 (EAN 9780525493273, Compact Disc)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blakeslee, Nate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2018-07-31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Nature \/ Animals \/ Wolves|History \/ United States \/ State \u0026amp; Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)|Nature \/ Ecosystems \u0026amp; Habitats \/ Wilderness|Nature \/ Animals \/ Mammals|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Environmentalists \u0026amp; Naturalists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Wolves|Yellowstone National Park|Endangered species|Wildlife management|Mammal populations|Nature|Effect of human beings on\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101902806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781101902806\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52425758179609,"sku":"SP-9781101902806","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781101902806_spiral.png?v=1779484425","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/american-wolf-a-true-story-of-survival-and-obsession-in-the-west","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}