{"product_id":"buffalo-for-the-broken-heart-restoring-life-to-a-black-hills-ranch-paperback","title":"Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor twenty years Dan O'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'Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, \"short-necked, golden balls of wool,\" O'Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuffalo for the Broken Heart\u003c\/b\u003e is at once a tender account of the buffaloes' first seasons on the ranch and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology. Whether he'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'Brien combines a novelist's eye for detail with a naturalist's understanding to create an enriching, entertaining narrative.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor twenty years Dan O'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'Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, \"short-necked, golden balls of wool,\" O'Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half. \u003cbr\u003eBuffalo for the Broken Heart is at once a tender account of the buffaloes' first seasons on the ranch and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology. Whether he'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'Brien combines a novelist's eye for detail with a naturalist's understanding to create an enriching, entertaining narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e, a writer and buffalo rancher, is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction about the West. He has worked as an endangered-species biologist and an English teacher. He lives in Whitewood, South Dakota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.02 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337155666285,"sku":"9780375761393","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/b05aeHNpNTd0VVZEc2tiYkRRdmppUT09.webp?v=1778926404","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/buffalo-for-the-broken-heart-restoring-life-to-a-black-hills-ranch-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}