Ebook {Epub PDF} Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch by Dan OBrien

Random $ (p) ISBN Veteran writer, rancher and environmentalist O'Brien (The Rites of Autumn) deftly chronicles his decision to restore buffalo to his 1,plus-acre.  · 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 Brand: Random House Publishing Group.  · Description. 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 .

The ranch is owned by Dan and Jill O'Brien with a focus on grassland restoration and humanely harvested meat sold via Wild Idea Buffalo Co. Dan has been a wildlife biologist and rancher for over 30 years and is author of Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch. Bonny Fleming captured these photos by 4-wheeler this. Buffalo For The Broken Heart: Restoring Life To A Black Hills Ranch|Dan O'Brien, The Domino Effect|Chad Clegg, Love Life and Work|Elbert Hubbard, The Frost Family in England and America w/ Some Special Reference to Edmund Frost and some of His Descendants|Thomas G. and Edward L. Frost. Dan O'Brien and his wife, Jill, created Wild Idea Buffalo Company in with the mission of preserving the Great Plains by returning buffalo to their native habitat. O'Brien is the author of novels and memoirs, including "Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch.".

Random $ (p) ISBN Veteran writer, rancher and environmentalist O'Brien (The Rites of Autumn) deftly chronicles his decision to restore buffalo to his 1,plus-acre. Description. 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: Restoring Life To A Black Hills Ranch by O'brien, Dan A rancher and author of The Rites of Autumn describes how he struggled for years to make a success of his ranch, the Broken Heart, at the foot of South Dakota's Black Hills, an effort that led to his efforts to restore the grasslands of the region by bringing.