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The Destruction of the Bison: An Environmental History, 1750-1920 (Studies in Environment and History) (Updated Edition) by Andrew C. Isenberg, Donald Worster Paperback, 220 Pages, Published 2001 ISBN-10: 0-521-00348-2 / 0521003482 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-00348-3 / 9780521003483 The Destruction of the Bison explains the decline of the North American bison population from an estimated 30 million in 1800 to fewer than 1000 a century later. In this wide-ranging, interdisciplinary study, Andrew C. Isenberg argues that the cultural and ecological encounter between Native America |