Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang, America's Horse
The “insightful [and] even-handed” (Outside) story of a heroic animal whose existence is in danger.

The wild horse, popularly known as the mustang, is so ingrained in the American imagination that even those who have never seen one know what it stands for: freedom, independence, the bedrock ideals of the nation. But in modern times it has become entangled in controversy and bureaucratic mismanagement, and now its future is imperiled. In Wild Horse Country, Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter David Philipps traces the rich history of wild horses in America and investigates the shocking dilemma they pose in our own time.

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Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang, America's Horse
The “insightful [and] even-handed” (Outside) story of a heroic animal whose existence is in danger.

The wild horse, popularly known as the mustang, is so ingrained in the American imagination that even those who have never seen one know what it stands for: freedom, independence, the bedrock ideals of the nation. But in modern times it has become entangled in controversy and bureaucratic mismanagement, and now its future is imperiled. In Wild Horse Country, Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter David Philipps traces the rich history of wild horses in America and investigates the shocking dilemma they pose in our own time.

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Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang, America's Horse

Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang, America's Horse

by David Philipps
Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang, America's Horse

Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang, America's Horse

by David Philipps

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The “insightful [and] even-handed” (Outside) story of a heroic animal whose existence is in danger.

The wild horse, popularly known as the mustang, is so ingrained in the American imagination that even those who have never seen one know what it stands for: freedom, independence, the bedrock ideals of the nation. But in modern times it has become entangled in controversy and bureaucratic mismanagement, and now its future is imperiled. In Wild Horse Country, Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter David Philipps traces the rich history of wild horses in America and investigates the shocking dilemma they pose in our own time.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780393356229
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 10/16/2018
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

David Philipps is a Pulitzer Prize–winning national reporter for the New York Times. He is the author of Lethal Warriors and a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism. He lives in Colorado with his family.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Gather xiii

Chapter 1 The Dawn Horse 1

Chapter 2 Return of a Native 34

Chapter 3 The Dog-Food Decades 60

Chapter 4 Print the Legend 104

Chapter 5 Wild Horse Annie 129

Chapter 6 Life Under the Law 156

Chapter 7 Range Wars 197

Chapter 8 All the Missing Horses 222

Chapter 9 Disappointment Valley 242

Chapter 10 A Wild Solution 265

Acknowledgments 297

Notes 299

Illustration Credits 305

Index 307

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