Prairie Ghost: Pronghorn and Human Interaction in Early America (Wildlife Management Institute Books)
"Thorough and well-written, this work intertwines the importance of the pronghorn in the cultures of prehistoric and historic Native Americans and more recently, Europeans . . The book is lavishly illustrated with sketches and photographs of pronghorns in ancient pictographs and real life. . . . nearly 20 color plates by various artists show the fascination that this species holds for many people for purely aesthetic reasons."—Choice Magazine"A beautiful, unique, and valuable historical work. . . . Despite the thoroughness of [the authors'] research, which is based on a bibliography of over seven hundred sources, and the sheer quantity of detailed information they present,Prairie Ghostremains a lively read to the end."—Environmental History"I recommend this book especially for the richness of its documentary voice . . . this is an intensely firsthand tale, and the authors are generous in letting the witnesses to several centuries of pronghorn history speak for themselves. . . . You will findPrairie Ghostan incomparable overview of the changing fates of this important and beautiful animal."—Paul Schullery, Yellowstone National Park, inMontana: The Magazine of Western History"Wonderful photographs, drawings and paintings abound... just the captions and explanation on the illustrations are worth one's time."—Wyoming Library Roundup