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PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press

ISBN-100803266596

ISBN-139780803266599

eBay Product ID (ePID)50879839

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Edition2

Book TitleVoice of the Coyote

Number of Pages386 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicAnimals / Mammals, General

IllustratorYes

GenreNature

AuthorJ. Frank Dobie

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2005-037308

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews""These firsthand accounts, together with the author's own memories, give the book a freshness that is one of its charms.""--E. W. Teale, New York Herald Tribune "Deftly blends the natural history of the coyote with the anecdote, tall tales, and legend gathered from the author's wide reading and personal experience in his native region."-- New York Times Book Review, "These firsthand accounts, together with the author''s own memories, give the book a freshness that is one of its charms."-E. W. Teale, New York Herald Tribune, "Deftly blends the natural history of the coyote with the anecdote, tall tales, and legend gathered from the author's wide reading and personal experience in his native region."- New York Times Book Review, "Deftly blends the natural history of the coyote with the anecdote, tall tales, and legend gathered from the author''s wide reading and personal experience in his native region."-New York Times Book Review, "A personal, intimately written, and enormously fascinating volume."-Joseph Henry Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle "These firsthand accounts, together with the author's own memories, give the book a freshness that is one of its charms."-E. W. Teale, New York Herald Tribune "Deftly blends the natural history of the coyote with the anecdote, tall tales, and legend gathered from the author's wide reading and personal experience in his native region."-New York Times Book Review, "These firsthand accounts, together with the author's own memories, give the book a freshness that is one of its charms."-E. W. Teale,New York Herald Tribune , "A personal, intimately written, and enormously fascinating volume."--Joseph Henry Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle "These firsthand accounts, together with the author's own memories, give the book a freshness that is one of its charms."--E. W. Teale, New York Herald Tribune "Deftly blends the natural history of the coyote with the anecdote, tall tales, and legend gathered from the author's wide reading and personal experience in his native region."--New York Times Book Review, "These firsthand accounts, together with the author''s own memories, give the book a freshness that is one of its charms."-E. W. Teale,New York Herald Tribune , "Deftly blends the natural history of the coyote with the anecdote, tall tales, and legend gathered from the author's wide reading and personal experience in his native region."-New York Times Book Review, "These firsthand accounts, together with the author's own memories, give the book a freshness that is one of its charms."-E. W. Teale, New York Herald Tribune

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal599.7/4442

Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition

SynopsisMelds natural history with tales and lore in articulating the complex and often contentious relationship between coyotes and humans. Based on his own life experiences in Texas and twenty-five years of research, Dobie forges a sympathetic and nuanced picture of the coyote prefiguring later environmental and conservation movements., In The Voice of the Coyote, J. Frank Dobie melds natural history with tales and lore in articulating the complex and often contentious relationship between coyotes and humans. Based on his own life experiences in Texas and twenty-five years of research, Dobie forges a sympathetic and nuanced picture of the coyote prefiguring later environmental and conservation movements. He recognizes the impact of human action on the coyote while also examining the prominent role of the coyote in the myths and legends of the West. J. Frank Dobie (1888-1964) was born in Texas, where he taught at the University of Texas. Among his many books are The Mustangs (available in a Bison Books edition) and The Longhorns. Robert Crabtree is the founder of the Yellowstone Ecological Research Center. Jennifer Sheldon is a canid biologist and author of Wild Dogs: Natural History of Non-Domestic Canidae., In The Voice of the Coyote , J. Frank Dobie melds natural history with tales and lore in articulating the complex and often contentious relationship between coyotes and humans. Based on his own life experiences in Texas and twenty-five years of research, Dobie forges a sympathetic and nuanced picture of the coyote prefiguring later environmental and conservation movements. He recognizes the impact of human action on the coyote while also examining the prominent role of the coyote in the myths and legends of the West.

LC Classification NumberQL737.C22D63 2006