Vicious : wolves and men in America / Jon T. Coleman.

Author/creator Coleman, Jon T., 1970-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxiii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesWestern Americana series
Yale Western Americana series. ^A42178
Contents Howls, snarls, and musket shots : saying "this is mine" in colonial New England -- Beasts of lore : how stories turned fearsome monsters into skulking criminals -- Wolf bullets with adders' tongues : how to kill a wolf in colonial New England -- Predator to prey : wolves' journey through the northeastern woodlands -- Surrounded : fear and retribution in the northeastern forests -- Metaphors of slaughter : two wolf hunts -- A wealth of canines : Mormon Americans on the Great Plains -- Call it a coyote : how to exterminate wolves in colonial Utah -- Annihilation and enlightenment : the cultural extinction of North American wolves -- Reintroduction.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-265) and index.
LCCN 2004000176
ISBN0300103905 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QL737.C22 C62 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold