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The Extermination of the American Bison



Description The Extermination of the American Bison


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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Prefatory NotePart I Chapter 1: Discovery of the SpeciesPart I Chapter 2: Geographic DistributionPart I Chapter 3: AbundancePart I Chapter 4: Character of the SpeciesPart I Chapter 4: Character of the Species, continuedPart I Chapter 4: Character of the Species, continuedPart I Chapter 5: The Habits of the BuffaloPart I Chapter 5: The Habits of the Buffalo, continuedPart I Chapter 6: The Food of the BisonPart I Chapter 7: The Mental Capacity and DispositionPart I Chapter 8: The Value of the Buffalo to ManPart I Chapter 8: The Value of the Buffalo to ManPart I Chapter 9: The Present Value of the Bison to Cattle-GrowersPart I Chapter 9: The Present Value of the Bison to Cattle-GrowersPart II Chapter 1: Causes of the ExterminationPart II Chapter 2: Methods of SlaughterPart II Chapter 2: Methods of Slaughter, continuedPart II Chapter 2: Methods of Slaughter, continuedPart II Chapter 3: Progress of the ExterminationPart II Chapter 3: Progress of the Extermination, continuedPart II Chapter 3: The Progress of the Extermination, continuedPart II Chapter 3: The Progress of the Extermination, continuedPart II Chapter 3: The Progress of the Extermination, continuedPart II Chapter 4: Congressional Legislation for the Protection of the BisonPart II Chapter 5: Completeness of the ExterminationPart II Chapter 6: Effects of ExterminationPart II Chapter 7: Preservation of the Species from Absolute ExtinctionPart III Chapter 1: The Smithsonian Expedition for Museum Specimens, The ExplorationPart III Chapter 2: The Smithsonian Expedition for Museum Specimens, The HuntPart III Chapter 3: The Smithsonian Expedition for Museum Specimens, The Hunt, continuedPart III Chapter 4: The Smithsonian Expedition for Museum Specimens, The Mounted Group in the National Museum

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