One of Rick Bass's most widely respected works of natural history, The Ninemile Wolves follows the fate of a modern wolf pack, the first known group of wolves to attempt to settle in Montana outside protected national park territory.The wolf inspires hatred, affection, myth, fear, and pity; its return polarizes the whole of the West -- igniting the passions of cattle ranchers and environmentalists, wildlife biologists and hunters.One man's vigorous, emotional inquiry into the proper relationship between man and nature, The Ninemile Wolves eloquently advocates wolf reintroduction in the West.In a new preface, Bass discusses the enduring lessons of the Ninemile story.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Rick Bass writes the only kind of love stories I can stand. Yes, it’s non-fiction. Yes, it’s wolves. All stories are about wolves— no other decent story exists. But like everything he writes, wolf-stories are love stories too. Nothing but a love story.
Passion and their “wild, leave-away hearts,” he says, talking about the Ninemile wolves. But he should be talking about himself. There’s not a dry word in this book. This guy is magic.
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