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Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness

by Doug Peacock

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For nearly twenty years, alone and unarmed, author Doug Peacock traversed the rugged mountains of Montana and Wyoming tracking the magnificent grizzly. His thrilling narrative takes us into the bear's habitat, where we observe directly this majestic animal's behavior, from hunting strategies, mating patterns, and denning habits to social hierarchy and methods of communication. As Peacock tracks the bears, his story turns into a thrilling narrative about the breaking down of suspicion between man and beast in the wild.

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"Peacock is a wonderful writer, a naturalist with a novelist's sensitivity and eye. I found myself holding my breath at the close encounters he relates." Chicago Tribune

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"Doug Peacock has written about his grizzly bears with a passionate and unguarded heart." Jim Harrison

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"Grizzly Years is an exciting natural history and, more important, a striking metaphor in its impassioned outcry against senseless waste of life on earth — human life included." Peter Matthiessen

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"Grizzly Years belongs to a genre of literature written for the soul. Doug Peacock writes with great heart, eloquence, and verge. He calls for a revolution of the spirit through an immersion in the natural world. I believe him, he is trustworthy. This book does not lie." Terry Tempest Williams
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Doug Peacock lives in America's Southwest.

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Cynthia Thaw, May 20, 2009 (view all comments by Cynthia Thaw)
I absolutely loved this book - Doug's account of the wilderness during his time there is captivating. I'm more in awe of the grizzly now than ever before - I just wanted the book to go on forever!
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bones31_2005, September 24, 2006 (view all comments by bones31_2005)
This is a great book for those who aren't scared of bears but I shiver at any name of a bear, yea, even a Grizzley !
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crowvoice, September 17, 2006 (view all comments by crowvoice)
If you've read H.D. Thoreau, Farley Mowat, and Ed Abbey, the next chapter in illuminating a powerful, poetic and passionate earth ethic is being written by Doug Peacock. Grizzly Years is a great starting point. What struck me in reading it, was that it was far more than an account of deep encounters with one of our worlds last great predators, but was also a very fine and lasting piece of literature. The same is true of Peacock's new books: Walking it Off, and The Essential Grizzly (with his equally talented wife, Andrea Peacock).
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780805045437
Subtitle:
In Search of the American Wilderness
Author:
Peacock, Doug
Publisher:
Holt McDougal
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Environmental Conservation & Protection
Subject:
North America
Subject:
Bears
Subject:
Wilderness areas
Subject:
Grizzly bear
Subject:
Peacock, Doug
Edition Number:
1st Owl BooK ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series Volume:
47
Publication Date:
April 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
886x552x81 61
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