This thoroughly researched and superbly written book combines
history, myth, folklore, and fiction to tell the story not only of
the buffalo but of the relationship between buffalo and man on the
North American continent. Synthesizing larger and longer histories
of this unique animal, this book traces the history of the buffalo
from the time it led man to North America, fed him, clothed him,
and housed him. As buffalo increased in numbers, they became
central to the culture of the Great Plains Indians who lived
surrounded by them. Much of the Indian way of life was related to
knowledge of and reverence for the buffalo.
When the European white man arrived, he lived off the buffalo as
he explored the continent. Later, he slaughtered the great herds of
animals when they trampled his crops, stopped his railway trains,
and fed the Indians who fought him for the land.
But when extinction threatened the buffalo, the white man was
challenged by the idea of saving the animal, an idea that captures
the imagination of Americans yet today.
"Heads, Hides & Horns "traces this major history in a thousand
small stories, with directions for tanning, recipes for cooking,
stories of tenderfeet and hide hunters, Metis from Canada who
searched for bones, ciboleros from Mexico who hunted buffalo in
Texas, and hundreds of anecdotes and first-person accounts.
Over one hundred illustrations accompany the lively text. The
pictorial research behind this book is as thorough as the textual
study, and the illustrations include works by major artists of the
period - Karl Bodmer and Frederic Remington, for example - along
with actual period photographs.
Combining the best of art and history told in an anecdotal and
readable manner, "Heads, Hides & Horns" offers fascinating
reading for anyone interested in the American West, its culture,
traditions, and ecology.
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