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Wild Horse Country

The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang

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Wild Horse Country

By: David Philipps
Narrated by: David Colacci
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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.

©2017 David Philipps (P)2017 HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books Americas Animals Biological Sciences Horses Outdoors & Nature Pets & Animal Care Science State & Local United States Wild West Old West Government
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Has been previously known very little about American history, or the Mustangs truly enlightening engaging, and then in the same frustrating and saddened by the never ending bureaucracies and shortsightedness and selfishness of that sole destroying species… Man
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this is great book, well read and engaging throughout. interesting history and facts mixed with stories/legends.

fascinating

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A truly great Journalism. You get a complex view of the topic from ever side. And it is so engaging.

I could not stop leastening

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Fascinating book more people need to listen to it to understand the balance of nature.

Understanding the balance of nature

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