A clear-eyed vision of what's at stake in the battle over wilderness in America. This is a terrific book.

William Kittridge

An adept blending of local history with personal experience, biology with politics, to create a complex portrait of the Yellowstone ecosystem.

Los Angeles Times

A grand adventure, a vicarious escape into the backcountry seldom visited...a vivid portrayal of the intense inner beauty of the Yellowstone ecosystem.

Rocky Mountain News

Nature writing at its very best. America, the beautiful, has never seemed more wondrous.

Winston-Salem Journal