Buffalo for the Broken Heart

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ISBN: 9780375761393

Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch

Dan O'Brien

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Random House USA Inc
15 October 2002

The natural world, country life & pets

For twenty years Dan O'Brien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, O'Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, ""short-necked, golden balls of wool,"" O'Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half.

Buffalo for the Broken Heart is at once a tender account of the buffaloes' first seasons on the ranch and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology. Whether he's describing the grazing pattern of the buffalo, the thrill of watching a falcon home in on its prey, or the comical spectacle of a buffalo bull wallowing in the mud, O'Brien combines a novelist's eye for detail with a naturalist's understanding to create an enriching, entertaining narrative.

By: Dan O'Brien
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 221g
ISBN: 9780375761393
ISBN 10: 037576139X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 October 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dan O'Brien, a writer and buffalo rancher, is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction about the West. He has worked as an endangered-species biologist and an English teacher. He lives in Whitewood, South Dakota.

Reviews for Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch

[Dan O'Brien] by God can tell a story....This is the book you need to read next. --Bill McKibben, The Boston Globe A deeply felt story of life on the Great Plains that strays through time and history, touching again and again on the two great themes of the place--rapture and ruin--and finds its way finally to Dan O'Brien's patient heart. --Pete Dexter This is a bold, brave, and beautifully written book that should be required reading for every cattleman and beef eater in America. -- Outside Dan O'Brien's memoir is a poignant portrayal of our link to the land, and to each other. As personal as a confession and as sweeping as the South Dakota sky, Buffalo for the Broken Heart will leave you entertained, moved, and changed. --Tom Daschle, majority leader, United States Senate