Better Gutenberg
Free, beautifully formatted public-domain ebooks

The Extermination of the American Bison

by William T. Hornaday

21 sections · Download EPUB

Start reading ›
  1. 1Prefatory Note
  2. 2Part I — Life History of the Bison
  3. 3II — Geographical Distribution
  4. 4III — Abundance
  5. 5IV — Character of the Species
  6. 6V — The Habits of the Buffalo
  7. 7VI — The Food of the Bison
  8. 8VII — Mental Capacity and Disposition
  9. 9VIII — Value of the Buffalo to Man
  10. 10IX — The Present Value of the Bison to Cattle-Growers
  11. 11Bison Herds and Individuals in Captivity and Domestication, January…
  12. 12Part II — The Extermination
  13. 13II — Methods of Slaughter
  14. 14III — Progress of the Extermination
  15. 15IV — Congressional Legislation for the Protection of the Bison
  16. 16V — Completeness of the Extermination
  17. 17VI — Effects of the Extermination
  18. 18VII — Preservation of the Species From Absolute Extinction
  19. 19Part III — The Smithsonian Expedition for Museum Specimens
  20. 20II — The Hunt
  21. 21III — The Mounted Group in the National Museum

← Back to The Extermination of the American Bison

Scroll to Top