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This is the story of George Grinnell, a man determined to protect the land and the bison in the years following the Civil War. It also examines how the West was really won through the birth of the conservation movement--a partnership that many consider imperative to preserve the environment today.

THE EPIC TRUE STORY OF THE AMERICAN BUFFALO—BY MICHAEL PUNKE, THE AUTHOR OF THE REVENANT, NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIOIn the last three decades of the nineteenth century, an American buffalo herd once numbering 30 million animals was reduced to twelve. It was the era of Manifest Destiny, a Gilded Age that treated the West as nothing more than a treasure chest of resources to be dug up or shot down. The buffalo in this ...

The thrilling, long-awaited return of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The RevenantWinner of the "2021 David. J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction"In 1866, with the country barely recovered from the Civil War, new war breaks out on the western frontier-a clash of cultures between the Native tribes who have lived on the land for centuries and a young, ambitious nation. Colonel Henry Carrington arrives in Wyoming's Powd...

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An exciting, vividly-imagined reconstruction of an extraordinary moment in the history of the American West' Ian McGuire, bestselling author of THE NORTH WATER and INCREDIBLE BODIES 'A highly compelling page turner, you won't be able to put it down'Philipp Meyer, author of THE SON and AMERICAN RUST

The return of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE REVENANT In December 1866, tensions were rising in Wyoming, between the Native American tribes who had lived on the land for generations and the settlers who would destroy their home. Crazy Horse and his fellow Lakota hunters had been watching for months as Colonel Carrington and his army set up camp on one of the most crucial swaths of hunting ground in hundreds of miles, and began...

The return of Michael Punke, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Revenant.In December 1866, tensions were rising in Wyoming, between the Native American tribes who had lived on the land for generations and the settlers who would destroy their home. Crazy Horse and his fellow Lakota hunters had been watching for months as Colonel Carrington and his army set up camp on one of the most crucial swaths of hunting ground in hundreds of m...

Recounting the remarkable stories of the men below ground and their families above, this volume focuses on two groups of miners who made the incredible decision to entomb themselves to escape the gas during what's known as the North Butte Mine Disaster of 1917 in which 164 miners died.

THE DRAMATIC HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN BUFFALO—BY MICHAEL PUNKE, THE AUTHOR OF THE REVENANTMichael Punke's The Last Stand tells the epic story of the American West through the lens of the American bison and the man who saved these icons of the Western landscape.Over the last three decades of the nineteenth century, an American buffalo herd once numbering 30 million animals was reduced to twelve. It was the era of Manifest Destiny, a Gilded Age t...

Glass è un esploratore e un cacciatore di pellicce che nel 1822 prende parte a una spedizione lungo il fiume Missouri e i suoi affluenti: all'epoca quel territorio era di fatto, selvaggio e minaccioso come solo la Frontiera sa essere. L'ultimo avamposto americano, uno sperduto forte dell'esercito, è lontano una settimana di cammino: il resto è territorio di caccia di Sioux tutt'altro che in buoni rapporti con l'uomo bianco. E qui che Glass, se...

The year is 1823, and the trappers of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company live a brutal frontier life. Hugh Glass, an experienced frontiersman and an expert tracker is mauled by a grizzly bear and The Company's captain dispatches two of his men to stay behind and tend to Glass before he dies, and to give him the respect of a proper burial. When the two men abandon him Glass is driven to survive by one desire: revenge.

South Dakota, zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts: Der Pelztierjäger Hugh Glass wird am Grand River von einem Grizzly angefallen und lebensgefährlich verletzt. Seine beiden Begleiter geben dem Mann keine großen Überlebenschancen. Als sie Indianer in der Nähe ihres Lagers sichten, nehmen sie dem Schwerverwundeten Gewehr, Messer und den Rest seiner Ausrüstung ab und lassen ihn neben einem bereits ausgehobenen Grab zurück. Doch wie durch ein Wunder üb...

South Dakota, zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts: Der Pelztierjäger Hugh Glass wird am Grand River von einem Grizzly angefallen und lebensgefährlich verletzt. Seine beiden Begleiter geben dem Mann keine großen Überlebenschancen. Als sie Indianer in der Nähe ihres Lagers sichten, bringen sie sich in Sicherheit und lassen Glass unbewaffnet zurück. Doch wie durch ein Wunder überlebt er - und schwört Rache. Mit einem gebrochenen Bein schleppt Glass si...

THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE AWARD-WINNING MOVIEThe novel that inspired Alejandro González Iñárritu's epic new movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy.BLOOD LOST. LIFE FOUND.Hugh Glass isn't afraid to die. He's done it once already.Rocky Mountains, 1823When expert tracker Glass is viciously mauled by a bear, death seems inevitable. The two men ordered to remain with him until he dies flee, stripping him of his rifle and hatchet and leavin...

An epic tale of revenge set in the 19th century, in the Rocky Mountains, and based on a true historical event. Soon to be a major film starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Now in paperback.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA thrilling tale of betrayal and revenge set against the nineteenth-century American frontier, the astonishing story of real-life trapper and frontiersman Hugh GlassThe year is 1823, and the trappers of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company live a brutal frontier life. Hugh Glass is among the company's finest men, an experienced frontiersman and an expert tracker. But when a scouting mission puts ...

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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA thrilling tale of betrayal and revenge set against the nineteenth-century American frontier, the astonishing story of real-life trapper and frontiersman Hugh GlassThe year is 1823, and the trappers of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company live a brutal frontier life. Hugh Glass is among the company's finest men, an experienced frontiersman and an expert tracker. But when a scouting mission puts ...