Dan O'Brien - Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch

For twenty years Dan O&#8217;Brien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, O&#8217;Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, &#8220;short-necked, golden balls of wool,&#8221; O&#8217;Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half.<br><br><b>Buffalo for the Broken Heart</b> is at once a tender account of the buffaloes&#8217; first seasons on the ranch and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology. Whether he&#8217;s describing the grazing pattern of the buffalo, the thrill of watching a falcon home in on its prey, or the comical spectacle of a buffalo bull wallowing in the mud, O&#8217;Brien combines a novelist&#8217;s eye for detail with a naturalist&#8217;s understanding to create an enriching, entertaining narrative.

Key Information
Authors		Dan O'Brien
Nonfiction Category		Nature • Social Science
Book Editions
		PaperbackReprintOctober 01, 2002Random House Inc8"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 0.5"(d), 0.45 lbs.9780375761393