{"product_id":"wahb-the-biography-of-a-grizzly-9780806150826","title":"Wahb: The Biography of a Grizzly","description":"\u003cbr\u003e First published more than a century ago, \u003ci\u003eThe Biography of a Grizzly\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the life of a fictitious bear named Wahb who lived and died in the Greater Yellowstone region. This new edition combines Ernest Thompson Seton's classic tale and original illustrations with historical and scientific context for Wahb's story, providing a thorough understanding of the setting, cultural connections, biology, and ecology of Seton's best-known book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By the time \u003ci\u003eThe Biography of a Grizzly\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1900, grizzly bears had been hunted out of much of their historical range in North America. The characterization of Wahb, along with Seton's other anthropomorphic tales of American wildlife, helped to change public perceptions and promote conservation. As editors Jeremy M. Johnston and Charles R. Preston remind us, however, Seton's approach to writing about animals put him at the center of the \"Nature-Faker\" controversy of the early twentieth century, when John Burroughs and Theodore Roosevelt, among others, denounced sentimental representations of wildlife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The editors address conservation scientists' continuing concerns about inaccurate depictions of nature in popular culture. Despite its anthropomorphism, Seton's paradoxical book imparts a good deal of insightful and accurate natural history, even as its exaggerations shaped early-twentieth-century public opinion on conservation in often counterproductive ways. By complicating Seton's enthralling tale with scientific observations of grizzly behavior in the wild, Johnston and Preston evaluate the story's accuracy and bring the story of Yellowstone grizzlies into the present day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Preserving the 1900 edition's original design and illustrations, \u003ci\u003eWahb\u003c\/i\u003e brings new understanding to an American classic, updating the book for current and future generations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreston, Charles R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCharles R. Preston\u003c\/b\u003e is the Willis McDonald, IV, Senior Curator of Natural Science at the Draper Natural History Museum, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, in Cody, Wyoming. His publications include \u003ci\u003eGolden Eagle: Sovereign of the Skies\u003c\/i\u003e (with G. Leppart, photographer) and \u003ci\u003eAn Expedition Guide to the Nature of Yellowstone and the Draper Museum of Natural History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeton, Ernest Thompson:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eErnest Thompson Seton \u003c\/b\u003e(1860-1946) was a British-born author, wildlife artist, cofounder of the Boy Scouts of America, and an early pioneer of the modern school of animal fiction writing whose best-known book is \u003ci\u003eWild Animals I Have Known.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohnston, Jeremy M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJeremy M. Johnston \u003c\/b\u003eis Curator of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Western American History, and Managing Editor of The Papers of William F. Cody at the McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming.","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514518901010,"sku":"9780806150826","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_948b5147-6821-4064-b35c-cfbd402927e6.jpg?v=1730986020","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wahb-the-biography-of-a-grizzly-9780806150826","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}