American Buffalo is the story of Rinella's hunt. But beyond that, it is a chronicle of the many ways in which the buffalo has shaped American identity. Rinella takes us across the continent in search of the buffalo's past, present, and future - from buffalo jumps where Native Americans once ran buffalo over cliffs by the thousands, to an abattoir-turned-fashion mecca in Manhattan, where a depressed buffalo named Black Diamond met his fate after serving as the model for the American nickel.
Rinella is the perfect guide for a book that combines outdoor adventure with a blend of facts and observations about history, biology, and the ... more