{"product_id":"wild-idea-buffalo-and-family-in-a-difficult-land-hardcover","title":"Wild Idea: Buffalo and Family in a Difficult Land - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than forty years the prairies of South Dakota have been Dan O'Brien's home. Working as a writer and an endangered-species biologist, he became convinced that returning grass-fed, free-roaming buffalo to the grasslands of the northern plains would return natural balance to the region and reestablish the undulating prairie lost through poor land management and overzealous farming. In 1998 he bought his first buffalo and began the task of converting a little cattle ranch into an ethically run buffalo ranch.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWild Idea\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about how good food choices can influence federal policies and the integrity of our food system, and about the dignity and strength of a legendary American animal. It is also a book about people: the daughter coming to womanhood in a hard landscape, the friend and ranch hand who suffers great tragedy, the venture capitalist who sees hope and opportunity in a struggling buffalo business, and the husband and wife behind the ranch who struggle daily, wondering if what they are doing will ever be enough to make a difference. At its center, \u003ci\u003eWild Idea\u003c\/i\u003e is about a family and the people and animals that surround them--all trying to build a healthy life in a big, beautiful, and sometimes dangerous land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan O'Brien is the author of numerous novels and memoirs, including \u003ci\u003eBuffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Western Heritage Award for best nonfiction. His books \u003ci\u003eStolen Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEquinox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Agent\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Contract Surgeon\u003c\/i\u003e are available from the University of Nebraska Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.84 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spur Awards (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468655247613,"sku":"9780803250963","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/OFFzKzkvT3ZOWlBteWU0RkljRlJzZz09.webp?v=1777290814","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/wild-idea-buffalo-and-family-in-a-difficult-land-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}