{"product_id":"wild-idea-buffalo-and-family-in-a-difficult-land-paperback","title":"Wild Idea: Buffalo and Family in a Difficult Land - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than forty years the prairies of South Dakota have been Dan O'Brien's home. Working as a writer and an endangered species biologist, he became convinced that returning free-roaming buffalo to the grasslands would return natural balance to the region and reestablish the undulating prairie lost through poor land management and overzealous farming. In 1998 he bought his first buffalo and began the task of converting a cattle ranch into an ethically run buffalo ranch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Idea\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about how good food choices can influence federal policies and the integrity of our food system, and about the dignity and strength of a legendary American animal. It is also a book about people: a daughter coming to womanhood in a hard landscape, a friend and ranch hand who suffers tragedy, a venture capitalist who sees hope and opportunity in a struggling buffalo business, and the husband and wife behind the ranch, wondering if what they're doing will ever make a difference. At its center, \u003ci\u003eWild Idea\u003c\/i\u003e is about a family and the people and animals that surround them--all trying to build a healthy life in a wide and sometimes dangerous land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan O'Brien \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of numerous award-winning novels and memoirs, including \u003ci\u003eGreat Plains Bison\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStolen Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEquinox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Agent\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Contract Surgeon\u003c\/i\u003e, all available from the University of Nebraska Press. He founded Wild Idea Buffalo Company in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53343202509107,"sku":"9781496246813","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DO1r46Pabq9781496246813.webp?v=1778706243","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/wild-idea-buffalo-and-family-in-a-difficult-land-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}