The Extermination of the American Bison
The Extermination of the American Bison, published in 1889 in the annual report of the Smithsonian Institution, is William T. Hornaday's account of how the vast herds of buffalo that once covered much of North America were reduced to a few hundred animals within a few decades. In the first part he describes the bison's discovery, range, numbers and habits; in the second he documents the slaughter by hide hunters and the railroads, the waste, and the failure of government to intervene; in the third he tells of the expedition he led to Montana in 1886 to collect specimens for the National Museum before the species vanished. The book helped launch the American conservation movement. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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What kind of book is The Extermination of the American Bison?
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