Last stand : George Bird Grinnell, the battle to save the buffalo, and the birth of the new West
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Punke, Michael.
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QH31.G74 P86 2007
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LC Subjects
American bison -- Conservation -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
Biographies.
Grinnell, George Bird, -- 1849-1938.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographies.
Grinnell, George Bird, -- 1849-1938.
History.
West United States.
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Biography
Nonfiction.
États-Unis (Ouest) -- Histoire -- 1860-1890.

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xvi, 286 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Traces the efforts of a late-nineteenth-century environmentalist who sought to protect buffalo that were being systematically slaughtered by out-of-work Civil War veterans promoting "manifest destiny" settlements in the West.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Punke, M. (2007). Last stand: George Bird Grinnell, the battle to save the buffalo, and the birth of the new West (1st Smithsonian books ed.). Smithsonian Books/Collins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Punke, Michael. 2007. Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West. New York: Smithsonian Books/Collins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Punke, Michael. Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West New York: Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Punke, M. (2007). Last stand: george bird grinnell, the battle to save the buffalo, and the birth of the new west. 1st Smithsonian books ed. New York: Smithsonian Books/Collins.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Punke, Michael. Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West 1st Smithsonian books ed., Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2007.

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