List Appertaining To Books Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
| Title | : | Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History |
| Author | : | Dan Flores |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 271 pages |
| Published | : | June 7th 2016 by Basic Books |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Science. History. Environment. Nature. Animals. Natural History |
Dan Flores
Hardcover | Pages: 271 pages Rating: 4.05 | 2407 Users | 366 Reviews
Description To Books Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
The New York Times best-selling account of how coyotes--long the target of an extermination policy--spread to every corner of the United StatesFinalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
"A masterly synthesis of scientific research and personal observation." -Wall Street Journal
Legends don't come close to capturing the incredible story of the coyote In the face of centuries of campaigns of annihilation employing gases, helicopters, and engineered epidemics, coyotes didn't just survive, they thrived, expanding across the continent from Alaska to New York. In the war between humans and coyotes, coyotes have won, hands-down. Coyote America is the illuminating five-million-year biography of this extraordinary animal, from its origins to its apotheosis. It is one of the great epics of our time.
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| ISBN: | 0465052991 (ISBN13: 9780465052998) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing Nominee for Shortlist (2017), Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award (2016) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
Ratings: 4.05 From 2407 Users | 366 ReviewsColumn Appertaining To Books Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
I recently read American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West and loved it, so when I stumbled across this one I was hoping for something with just as much depth. This...didn't really have it. I liked Flores's premise that coyotes and humans have a connection because we're so similar in so many ways; that the way they've managed to survive and thrive despite the all-out war waged against them can offer us hope in our own difficult times; that they're beneficial andIs the coyote howl beautiful or blood curdling, or nothing at all? How you answer that will likely determine what you think of this book, or even if you might read it.Maybe it is the reverse of familiarity breeds contempt , but my unfamiliarity with wild predators makes them all the more fascinating. However stacked against a 100 year war of eradication against coyotes (and other species) my view seems pretty irrelevant. Part of the book is obviously about the uniqueness of the coyote, and
If you weren't aware that the American War On Coyotes has been going on for longer than Vietnam, had more casualties than the Civil War, and was even more futile than the War On Drugs, you're in for a surprise.I must admit to a certain fondness for coyotes. When I lived in Texas, I loved hearing their howls at dusk, their shapes framed against stark treeless hills and tall houses. I think they're gorgeous creatures, as far removed from the Looney Toons Coyote as a bean sprout from a redwood.
Coyote America looks at the history of coyotes and their relationship with wolves and humans. Flores provides answers to why coyotes are so wide ranging, adaptable, and comfortable in urban areas. Coyote America includes an extensive bibliography and index, which I will be perusing for further reading. I learned quite a bit, even if much of it was disturbing and disheartening. While there are no graphic descriptions, this book discusses extermination and culling; if you are sensitive, this might
Coyote America is a super interesting book that examines the science, history and cultural "markers" of our American original, the coyote. They look like smaller wolves, but they're smarter. And like the author, I thought they were a southwestern/ desert animal. So I was shocked when I first saw one in Ohio in the early 90's. I spent hours pouring over field guides, and was wavering between a fox and some kind of a stray sheep dog. I finally went to a ranger, and they pulled out a picture.I was
Not a super fast read, but short enough that I wanted a bit more. I mean, it had lots of history, biology, philosophy... but it could have used just a couple more Coyote Trickster tales. It did have plenty of statements that make me feel outraged at how much taxpayer money has been spent murdering coyotes in a futile attempt to eradicate them, when the truth is that their population would stabilize at a reasonable level if they didn't have to over-breed and over-migrate to try to find a safe
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