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Description: |
xiii, 249 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-241) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: "Living symbols of the pioneer spirit of the West" -- Origins of the horse -- Of horses and humans -- Physical and social nature of horses -- Spanish horses enter the New World -- Rise of Indian horse culture -- America sweeps onto the Great Plains -- Refuge in the Great Basin -- "Wild Horse Annie" and the struggle for wild horse protection -- Wild horse policy in action -- Future of the West's wild horses. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: When the Spanish explorers brought horses to North America, the horses were, in a sense, returning home. Beginning with their origins fifty million years ago, the wild horse has been traced from North America through Asia to the plains of Spain's Andalusia and then back across the Atlantic to the ranges of the American West. When given the chance, these horses simply took up residence in the landscape that their ancestors had roamed so long ago. J. Edward de Steiguer looks at one of the most controversial animal welfare issues of our time: the protection of free-roaming horses on the West's public lands. This is the first book in decades to include the entire story of these magnificent animals, from their evolution and biology to their historical integration into conquistador, Native American, and cowboy cultures. And the story isn't over. De Steiguer goes on to address the modern issues -- ecology, conservation, and land management -- surrounding wild horses in the West today. |
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Index - Genre/Form: |
History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 |