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2021 Banff Mountain Book Award finalist in Mountain Environment and Natural History
In A Shape in the Dark, wilderness guide and lifelong Alaskan Bjorn Dihle weaves personal experience with historical and contemporary accounts to explore the world of brown bears--from encounters with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, frightening attacks including the famed death of Timothy Treadwell, the controversies related to bear hunting, the animal's place in native cultures, and the impacts on the species from habitat degradation and climate change. Much more than a report on human-bear interactions, this compelling story intimately explores our relationship with one of the world's most powerful predators. An authentic and thoughtful work, it blends outdoor adventure, history, and elements of memoir to present a mesmerizing portrait of Alaska's brown bears and grizzlies, informed by the species' larger history and their fragile future.
Author: Bjorn Dihle
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: 03/01/2021
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781680513097
ISBN10: 1680513095
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Nature | Animals | Bears
- Nature | Animals | Mammals
In A Shape in the Dark, wilderness guide and lifelong Alaskan Bjorn Dihle weaves personal experience with historical and contemporary accounts to explore the world of brown bears--from encounters with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, frightening attacks including the famed death of Timothy Treadwell, the controversies related to bear hunting, the animal's place in native cultures, and the impacts on the species from habitat degradation and climate change. Much more than a report on human-bear interactions, this compelling story intimately explores our relationship with one of the world's most powerful predators. An authentic and thoughtful work, it blends outdoor adventure, history, and elements of memoir to present a mesmerizing portrait of Alaska's brown bears and grizzlies, informed by the species' larger history and their fragile future.
Author: Bjorn Dihle
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: 03/01/2021
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781680513097
ISBN10: 1680513095
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Nature | Animals | Bears
- Nature | Animals | Mammals