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Post by brobear on Nov 10, 2018 15:17:43 GMT -5
I have lost count of the books I've read on grizzly bears. But there are those few that stand above and beyond. I will list only the best. www.goodreads.com/book/show/12542195-the-bear Five Stars. The Bear: History of a Fallen King by Michel Pastoureau, George Holoch 4.02 · Rating details · 118 Ratings · 15 Reviews The oldest discovered statue, fashioned some fifteen to twenty thousand years ago, is of a bear. This title considers how this once venerated creature was deposed by the advent of Christianity and continued to sink lower in the symbolic bestiary before rising again in Pyrrhic triumph as a popular toy.
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Post by brobear on Nov 10, 2018 15:20:19 GMT -5
www.goodreads.com/book/show/1591471.California_Grizzly?ac=1&from_search=true Five Stars. California Grizzly by Tracy Irwin Storer 4.28 · Rating details · 18 Ratings · 2 Reviews The California Bear Flag and the University of California football team the Golden Bears emblemize the great animal that has been extinct in California since the 1920s but once numbered perhaps as many as ten thousand in the state. Forty years after its original publication, University of California Press proudly reissues California Grizzly, still the most comprehensive book on the bear's history in California. The lessons of the book resonate today as the issues of protection of wildlife habitat versus unfettered development of land for human use are debated with increasing urgency.
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Post by brobear on Nov 10, 2018 15:23:41 GMT -5
www.goodreads.com/book/show/250095.Grizzly_Years?from_search=true Five Stars. Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness by Doug Peacock (Goodreads Author) 4.18 · Rating details · 1,234 Ratings · 69 Reviews For nearly twenty years, alone and unarmed, author Doug Peacock traversed the rugged mountains of Montana and Wyoming tracking the magnificent grizzly. His thrilling narrative takes us into the bear's habitat, where we observe directly this majestic animal's behavior, from hunting strategies, mating patterns, and denning habits to social hierarchy and methods of communication. As Peacock tracks the bears, his story turns into a thrilling narrative about the breaking down of suspicion between man and beast in the wild.
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Post by brobear on Nov 10, 2018 16:40:55 GMT -5
Notorious Grizzly Bear by W.P. Hubbard, Seale Harris For those interested in the outlaw grizzlies who slaughtered sheep and cattle by the hundreds from the mid-1800s until the early-1900s this is for you. During their time, these bears were as notorious as Jesse James or Billy the Kid.
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Post by King Kodiak on Nov 10, 2018 16:46:32 GMT -5
Grizzly years is the one for me.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 2:24:44 GMT -5
Notorious Grizzly Bear by W.P. Hubbard, Seale Harris For those interested in the outlaw grizzlies who slaughtered sheep and cattle by the hundreds from the mid-1800s until the early-1900s this is for you. During their time, these bears were as notorious as Jesse James or Billy the Kid. This sounds interesting. I would love to have a pdf of this book.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 2:27:04 GMT -5
I got a question. Do the California grizzly book talk about the fight that were between bears and lions from the 1800s during the hold rush? And if it do then what does it say so that the readers can get a idea of how this fight went down and what truly transpired.
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Post by brobear on Nov 12, 2018 4:39:26 GMT -5
I got a question. Do the California grizzly book talk about the fight that were between bears and lions from the 1800s during the hold rush? And if it do then what does it say so that the readers can get a idea of how this fight went down and what truly transpired. You will read detailed accounts of the bear and bull fights, the fight with the lion, and all about Grizzly Adams.
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Post by King Kodiak on Nov 12, 2018 6:23:08 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 20:57:59 GMT -5
I really need to get this book as soon as possible.
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Post by King Kodiak on Nov 12, 2018 23:09:51 GMT -5
I really need to get this book as soon as possible. yes you do, you really do.
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Post by brobear on Nov 15, 2018 9:32:27 GMT -5
Good Fiction based on true story by the author. The Grizzly King: Inspiration for the film 'The Bear' Nov 9, 2013 by James Oliver Curwood I've read the book and I've seen the movie adaptation. Good read. On the movie, Bart plays Thor ( but the name never mentioned in the movie ).
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Post by King Kodiak on Dec 23, 2018 6:53:00 GMT -5
Brobear....i already read half the book, will finish it in less than 1 month. Which book is next? California grizzly?
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Post by brobear on Dec 23, 2018 8:14:04 GMT -5
Brobear....i already read half the book, will finish it in less than 1 month. Which book is next? California grizzly? That would be my suggestion.
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Post by King Kodiak on Dec 23, 2018 8:18:03 GMT -5
Brobear....i already read half the book, will finish it in less than 1 month. Which book is next? California grizzly? That would be my suggestion. Then it will be that one for sure.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 17, 2019 5:15:42 GMT -5
Just finished History of a fallen king. California grizzly coming up next.
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Post by Newspaper guy on Jan 17, 2019 19:04:37 GMT -5
Yeah, y'all should know that "Ramadam versus Parnell" event noted in the 'Calfornia Grizzly' book really kinda shows how you really ought to go direct to the original reports for accuracy.
First of all, the bear was named Ramadan, with an 'n' not an 'm' and while there was a fight, neither the grizzly nor the lion managed a win against the other, it was deemed a draw.
You can nowadays source the original 1905 fight accounts from the actual newspaper archives online, as then written by the reporters on the scene, not simply recalled from a 30 year old memory.
Likewise, since that the account of the lion defeating the grizzly listed just above the "Ramadam" anecdote was recounted from the memory of a then six year old, I'd reckon its also of dubious value.
Too many books got a liking for repeating tall stories as a fact, yet achives show it just aint so.
Mike.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 17, 2019 19:45:35 GMT -5
Wrong. The bear killed the lion the same way a cat would a rat, The audience hardly noticed. The original newspaper is in the California state capitol building.
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Post by tom on Jan 17, 2019 23:32:30 GMT -5
You can nowadays source the original 1905 fight accounts from the actual newspaper archives online, as then written by the reporters on the scene, not simply recalled from a 30 year old memory. Mike. Please enlighten us Mike with links to the exact articles please.
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Post by brobear on Jan 18, 2019 2:27:51 GMT -5
Yeah, y'all should know that "Ramadam versus Parnell" event noted in the 'Calfornia Grizzly' book really kinda shows how you really ought to go direct to the original reports for accuracy. First of all, the bear was named Ramadan, with an 'n' not an 'm' and while there was a fight, neither the grizzly nor the lion managed a win against the other, it was deemed a draw. You can nowadays source the original 1905 fight accounts from the actual newspaper archives online, as then written by the reporters on the scene, not simply recalled from a 30 year old memory. Likewise, since that the account of the lion defeating the grizzly listed just above the "Ramadam" anecdote was recounted from the memory of a then six year old, I'd reckon its also of dubious value. Too many books got a liking for repeating tall stories as a fact, yet achives show it just aint so. Mike. Wrong guest. Your so-called information comes from a bogus site created by big cat fan-boys years ago. The book, "California Grizzly" predates the home computer and all of the "wild animal fight blogs". Also, an actual original newspaper clipping in hanging on the wall in Sacramento, the capital of California which reads same as in the book.
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