Extermination of the American Bison

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William T. Hornaday 1889
English
  • Prefatory Note
  • Part I Chapter 1: Discovery of the Species
  • Part I Chapter 2: Geographic Distribution
  • Part I Chapter 3: Abundance
  • Part I Chapter 4: Character of the Species
  • Part I Chapter 4: Character of the Species, continued
  • Part I Chapter 4: Character of the Species, continued
  • Part I Chapter 5: The Habits of the Buffalo
  • Part I Chapter 5: The Habits of the Buffalo, continued
  • Part I Chapter 6: The Food of the Bison
  • Part I Chapter 7: The Mental Capacity and Disposition
  • Part I Chapter 8: The Value of the Buffalo to Man
  • Part I Chapter 8: The Value of the Buffalo to Man
  • Part I Chapter 9: The Present Value of the Bison to Cattle-Growers
  • Part I Chapter 9: The Present Value of the Bison to Cattle-Growers
  • Part II Chapter 1: Causes of the Extermination
  • Part II Chapter 2: Methods of Slaughter
  • Part II Chapter 2: Methods of Slaughter, continued
  • Part II Chapter 2: Methods of Slaughter, continued
  • Part II Chapter 3: Progress of the Extermination
  • Part II Chapter 3: Progress of the Extermination, continued
  • Part II Chapter 3: The Progress of the Extermination, continued
  • Part II Chapter 3: The Progress of the Extermination, continued
  • Part II Chapter 3: The Progress of the Extermination, continued
  • Part II Chapter 4: Congressional Legislation for the Protection of the Bison
  • Part II Chapter 5: Completeness of the Extermination
  • Part II Chapter 6: Effects of Extermination
  • Part II Chapter 7: Preservation of the Species from Absolute Extinction
  • Part III Chapter 1: The Smithsonian Expedition for Museum Specimens, The Exploration
  • Part III Chapter 2: The Smithsonian Expedition for Museum Specimens, The Hunt
  • Part III Chapter 3: The Smithsonian Expedition for Museum Specimens, The Hunt, continued
  • Part III Chapter 4: The Smithsonian Expedition for Museum Specimens, The Mounted Group in the National Museum
The American bison (Bison bison), also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds, became nearly extinct by a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and introduction of bovine diseases from domestic cattle. William T. Hornaday’s advocacy is credited with preserving the American bison from extinction. This book, originally published in 1887, gives Mr. Hornaday's evidence of the Bison's impending extinction. (Adapted from Wikipedia by Ann Boulais)

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