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Wild Horse Country
- Author
- David Philipps
- Narrator
- David Colacci
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Publish Date
- 10 October 2017
- Run Time
- 12 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In a powerful blend of history and contemporary reporting, New York Times reporter David Philipps traces the rich history of wild horses in America: their introduction by the Spanish conquistadors, their role in the epic battles between Native Americans and settlers, their vital place in American self-mythology. He travels through some of the most remote parts of the American West, known as Wild Horse Country, to investigate the wild horse's current dilemma, caught between the clashing ideals of ranchers, scientists, animal rights activists, slaughterhouse employees, and government officials.
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Details
- Author
- David Philipps
- Narrator
- David Colacci
- Duration
- 12 hours
- Release Date
- 10 October 2017
- ISBN
- 9781681688503
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Genre
- History, History of the Americas, Local history, Wildlife: general interest, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Horses and ponies: general interest
Synopsis
Wild horses—also known as mustangs—live in a strange twilight. They are deeply American but not native; they are free-born symbols of liberty but tightly managed, thriving yet persecuted. Today, the wild horse is a ward of the state, with tens of thousands held in captivity by the federal government?nearly as many are left in the wild.In a powerful blend of history and contemporary reporting, New York Times reporter David Philipps traces the rich history of wild horses in America: their introduction by the Spanish conquistadors, their role in the epic battles between Native Americans and settlers, their vital place in American self-mythology. He travels through some of the most remote parts of the American West, known as Wild Horse Country, to investigate the wild horse's current dilemma, caught between the clashing ideals of ranchers, scientists, animal rights activists, slaughterhouse employees, and government officials.
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