Heart of a Lion

A Lone Cat’s Walk Across America

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Animals
Cover of the book Heart of a Lion by William Stolzenburg, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William Stolzenburg ISBN: 9781620405543
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: April 12, 2016
Imprint: Bloomsbury USA Language: English
Author: William Stolzenburg
ISBN: 9781620405543
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: April 12, 2016
Imprint: Bloomsbury USA
Language: English

Late one June night in 2011, a large animal collided with an SUV cruising down a Connecticut parkway. The creature appeared as something out of New England's forgotten past. Beside the road lay a 140-pound mountain lion.

Speculations ran wild, the wildest of which figured him a ghostly survivor from a bygone century when lions last roamed the eastern United States. But a more fantastic scenario of facts soon unfolded. The lion was three years old, with a DNA trail embarking from the Black Hills of South Dakota on a cross-country odyssey eventually passing within thirty miles of New York City. It was the farthest landbound trek ever recorded for a wild animal in America, by a barely weaned teenager venturing solo through hostile terrain.

William Stolzenburg retraces his two-year journey--from his embattled birthplace in the Black Hills, across the Great Plains and the Mississippi River, through Midwest metropolises and remote northern forests, to his tragic finale upon Connecticut's Gold Coast. Along the way, the lion traverses lands with people gunning for his kind, as well as those championing his cause.

Heart of a Lion is a story of one heroic creature pitting instinct against towering odds, coming home to a society deeply divided over his return. Itis a testament to the resilience of nature, and a test of humanity's willingness to live again beside the ultimate symbol of wildness.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Late one June night in 2011, a large animal collided with an SUV cruising down a Connecticut parkway. The creature appeared as something out of New England's forgotten past. Beside the road lay a 140-pound mountain lion.

Speculations ran wild, the wildest of which figured him a ghostly survivor from a bygone century when lions last roamed the eastern United States. But a more fantastic scenario of facts soon unfolded. The lion was three years old, with a DNA trail embarking from the Black Hills of South Dakota on a cross-country odyssey eventually passing within thirty miles of New York City. It was the farthest landbound trek ever recorded for a wild animal in America, by a barely weaned teenager venturing solo through hostile terrain.

William Stolzenburg retraces his two-year journey--from his embattled birthplace in the Black Hills, across the Great Plains and the Mississippi River, through Midwest metropolises and remote northern forests, to his tragic finale upon Connecticut's Gold Coast. Along the way, the lion traverses lands with people gunning for his kind, as well as those championing his cause.

Heart of a Lion is a story of one heroic creature pitting instinct against towering odds, coming home to a society deeply divided over his return. Itis a testament to the resilience of nature, and a test of humanity's willingness to live again beside the ultimate symbol of wildness.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book Negligence and Illegality by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book Bucolic Ecology by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book Bloomsbury Dictionary of Idioms by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book Remagen 1945 by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book Myth Making in the Soviet Union and Modern Russia by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book The Caribbean by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book Hitler's 'National Community' by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book History of Technology Volume 13 by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book After Independence by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book Macedonian Armies after Alexander 323–168 BC by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book Suppressing Illicit Opium Production by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book The Bet by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book Hatters, Railwaymen and Knitters by William Stolzenburg
Cover of the book Emperor of the Five Rivers by William Stolzenburg
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy