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Buffalo for the Broken Heart : Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch
Buffalo for the Broken Heart Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch Author:Dan O'Brien 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,” OR... more »17;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.« less
Carol S. (casur) reviewed Buffalo for the Broken Heart : Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch on
I loved this book. It's a wonderful story of redemption and the difficult life on the plains. It will create in you a respect and love for our great native American animal - the bison.