The Buffalo CommonsThe High Plains of eastern Montana are the setting for this riveting contemporary novel about good people warring over their ideals. The battle is between those who hope to restore the vast Western prairie lands to their former grandeur, where buffalo and wolves roam freely, and the ranchers who have sunk roots in the soil and wrested a living from it. Laslo Horoney is a billionaire with a dream to convert the High Plains into a national grasslands, to restore damage done by farming and overgrazing; the Nichols ranching family see this effort as a threat to a way of life that has sustained them for over a century. The Buffalo Commons is a tau, beautifully conceived drama about what happens when people of good intentions and noble dreams clash over what the earth is for and how life must be lived on it. |
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Page 259
... management , water manage- ment , upgrading stock . " " Well , there's some new angles , " Cameron said . " The horns sell that's a premium . And if the horns are unusual , a good cork- screw , an odd unbalanced pair , or just plain big ...
... management , water manage- ment , upgrading stock . " " Well , there's some new angles , " Cameron said . " The horns sell that's a premium . And if the horns are unusual , a good cork- screw , an odd unbalanced pair , or just plain big ...
Page 558
... manage one year by going deeper into his dwindling assets than he cared to . And now the vultures , like the gent across the white linen from him , were circling the carcass . " I should add that we're pursuing other avenues , 558.
... manage one year by going deeper into his dwindling assets than he cared to . And now the vultures , like the gent across the white linen from him , were circling the carcass . " I should add that we're pursuing other avenues , 558.
Page 564
... manage wildlife to maintain a careful balance and preserve endangered species . We'll manage the grass- land to restore the original mix of herbs and grasses . Did I mention that we've included a bird plan and a separate raptor plan ...
... manage wildlife to maintain a careful balance and preserve endangered species . We'll manage the grass- land to restore the original mix of herbs and grasses . Did I mention that we've included a bird plan and a separate raptor plan ...
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