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1. 1. The Contract Surgeon

   

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2. 2. Wild Idea

   Buffalo, Beef, and Freeing the Natural World from the Market

   

   A lyrical memoir of a family’s struggle to restore wild bison and prairie on their working ranch in the Northern Plains, blending personal history, grief, and the practical hardships of modern ranching with deep reflections on ecology and conservation; it chronicles efforts to rebuild grassland ecosystems, the cultural and political tensions around bison restoration, and the emotional labor of stewardship as a meditation on resilience and the uncertain future of the land.

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3. 3. Buffalo For The Broken Heart

   Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch

   

   A lyrical memoir and field manual that follows a rancher-ecologist’s efforts to restore a degraded Black Hills prairie by reintroducing bison, reestablishing native grasses, and using fire and thoughtful grazing to rebuild ecological processes; alongside practical stewardship, the narrative explores cultural history, local resistance, personal struggle, and the gradual recovery of land and community, arguing for a living, reciprocal relationship between humans and the prairie.

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