Of Wolves and Men

Barry Lopez's books include Light Action in the Caribbean (stories), About This Life (essays and memoir), the novella-length fable Crow and Weasel, and Arctic Dreams (nonfiction), for which he received the National Book Award. He has traveled extensively in remote regions of the world, and his work has been widely translated and anthologized. He is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim, Lannan, and National Science foundations; the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; the John Burroughs and John Hay medals; and other honors. He lives in rural western Oregon.

“A remarkable book, both biologically absorbing and humanly rich, and one that should be read by every ecologically concerned American.” —John Fowles “Animal Kingdom Of Wolves and Men is not only the best popular account of an animal I have read in a long time, but also something new — a bridge between books of the past and those of the future, which, it is hoped, will incorporate and expand the perceptions so eloquently treated here.” —George Schaller “A splendid, beautiful book.” —Edmund Fuller, Wall Street Journal “Fascinating....His book has a wealth of observation, mythology and mysticism about wolves that adds a colorful part to the still unfinished mosaic that defines the wolf.” —Bayard Webster, New Fork Times Book Review “Eloquent....His own patient effort to understand a despised, feared and heavily mythologized beast induces a shiver, of strangeness, the sign of fresh, original work.” —Walter Clemons, Newsweek “Unusually informative and sensitive.” —Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times “Haunting....has something of value to say to all of us.” —Boston Globe “Brilliant...a work of intelligence, dedication and beauty, deserving the widest possible attention not only for the sake of wolves but also for the sake of men.”—Whitley Streiber, Washington Post

• CONTENTSIntroductionI: CANIS LUPUS LINNAEUS1. Origin and Description2. Social Structure and Communication3. Hunting and TerritoryII: AND A CLOUD PASSES OVERHEAD4. Amaguk and Sacred Meat5. A Wolf in the Heart6. Wolf WarriorsIII: THE BEAST OF WASTE AND DESOLATION7. The Clamor of Justification8. Wolfing for Sport9. An American PogromIV: AND A WOLF SHALL DEVOUR THE SUN10. Out of a Medieval Mind11. The Reach of Science12. Searching for the Beast13. Images from a Childhood14. A Howling at TwilightEpilogue: On the Raising of Wolves and a New EthologyAfterword: A Reacquaintance with WolvesBibliographyIndexIllustration credits