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The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek
Contributor(s): Marty, Sid (Author)
ISBN: 0771056982     ISBN-13: 9780771056987
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
OUR PRICE:   $17.96  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: November 2008
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Animals - Bears
- History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-)
- Nature | Animals - Wildlife
Dewey: 599.784
LCCN: 2009278246
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.75" W x 8.38" (0.86 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Canadian
- Chronological Period - 1980's
- Geographic Orientation - Alberta
 
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Publisher Description:
In describing the true events surrounding a series of frightening bear attacks in l980, a bestselling nature/adventure author explores our relationship with the great grizzly.

Many citizens of Banff, Alberta, valued living in a place where wildlife grazed on the front lawn; others saw wild bears as a mere roadside attraction. None were expecting the bear attacks that summer, which led to one man's death. During the massive hunt that followed, Banff was portrayed in the international media as a town under siege by a killer bear, and the tourists stayed away. The pressure was on to find and destroy the Whiskey Creek mauler, but he evaded park wardens and struck again -- and again. When the fight was over, the hard lessons learned led to changes that would save the lives of both bears and people in the coming years.

Sid Marty's The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek is an evocative and gripping story that speaks to our complex and increasingly combative relationship with the wilderness and its inhabitants.