{"product_id":"2940148331933","title":"The Extermination of the American Bison","description":"This edition features\u003cbr\u003e • illustrations\u003cbr\u003e • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003ePrefatory note\u003cbr\u003ePart I. — The life history of the bison\u003cbr\u003eI. Discovery of the species\u003cbr\u003eII. Geographical distribution\u003cbr\u003eIII. Abundance\u003cbr\u003eIV. Character of the species\u003cbr\u003e1. The buffalo’s rank amongst ruminants\u003cbr\u003e2. Change of form in captivity\u003cbr\u003e3. Mounted specimens in museums\u003cbr\u003e4. The calf\u003cbr\u003e5. The yearling\u003cbr\u003e6. The spike bull\u003cbr\u003e7. The adult bull\u003cbr\u003e8. The cow in the third year\u003cbr\u003e9. The adult cow\u003cbr\u003e10. The “Wood” or “Mountain Buffalo”\u003cbr\u003e11. The shedding of the winter pelage\u003cbr\u003eV. Habits of the buffalo\u003cbr\u003eVI. The food of the buffalo\u003cbr\u003eVII. Mental capacity and disposition of the buffalo\u003cbr\u003eVIII. Value to mankind\u003cbr\u003eIX. Economic value of the bison to Western cattle-growers\u003cbr\u003e1. The bison in captivity and domestication\u003cbr\u003e2. Need of an improvement in range cattle\u003cbr\u003e3. Character of the buffalo-domestic hybrid\u003cbr\u003e4. The bison as a beast of burden\u003cbr\u003e5. List of bison herds and individuals in captivity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II. — The extermination\u003cbr\u003eI. Causes of the extermination\u003cbr\u003eII. Methods of slaughter\u003cbr\u003e1. The “still hunt”\u003cbr\u003e2. The chase on horseback\u003cbr\u003e3. Impounding\u003cbr\u003e4. The surround\u003cbr\u003e5. Decoying and driving\u003cbr\u003e6. Hunting on snow-shoes\u003cbr\u003eIII. Progress of the extermination\u003cbr\u003eA. The period of desultory destruction\u003cbr\u003eB. The period of systematic slaughter\u003cbr\u003e1. The Red River half-breeds\u003cbr\u003e2. The country of the Sioux\u003cbr\u003e3. Western railways, and their part in the extermination of the buffalo\u003cbr\u003e4. The division of the universal herd\u003cbr\u003e5. The destruction of the southern herd\u003cbr\u003e6. Statistics of the slaughter\u003cbr\u003e7. The destruction of the northern herd\u003cbr\u003eIV. Legislation to prevent useless slaughter\u003cbr\u003eV. Completeness of the wild buffalo’s extirpation\u003cbr\u003eVI. Effects of the disappearance of the bison\u003cbr\u003eVII. Preservation of the species from absolute extinction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart III. — The Smithsonian expedition for specimens\u003cbr\u003eI. The exploration for specimens\u003cbr\u003eII. The hunt\u003cbr\u003eIII. The mounted group in the National Museum","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180517146864,"sku":"2940148331933","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148331933_p0.jpg?v=1763701306","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148331933","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}