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“A probing look at efforts to manage the ‘wild’ in our fading wilderness—and at the trouble resulting when our guesses are wrong.” Tom Kizzia, New York Times bestselling author
“An intensely reported, rousingly readable, and ambitiously envisioned book…Like the best visions for parks, it combines the human and the animal, the managed and the natural, the controlled and the wild.” Wall Street Journal
“A vivid account…Smith’s book will draw you in with his passion, thoughtfulness, and first-rate story telling.” Seattle Times
“Painstakingly researched.” National Parks Traveler Review
“A galvanizing storyteller fluent in the conflict between environmental science and politics, Smith brings every player into sharp and indelible focus as he illuminates the urgent issues national parks grapple with…Smith spotlights an overlooked watershed moment in our troubled relationship with the wild.” Booklist (starred review)
“Smith has pulled off an amazing feat: he’s made wildlife management urgent and engrossing, writing about it with clarity, depth, and a storyteller’s pacing.” Shelf Awareness
“Smith, who understands that nature is ‘a web of complex relations,’ tells this complicated story clearly and well. Excellent.” Kirkus Reviews
“Traber Burns’ forceful baritone works well as the author examines the the Park Service’s management of the environment through the lens of the legal proceedings…Burns’ pronunciation is always clear, and his pacing excellent.” AudioFile
“Brings into sharp focus the backgrounds and personalities of the individuals involved in this multifaceted story…and skillfully interweaves their various outlooks.” Library Journal
“What is ‘nature’? In a narrative delivered with elegance and vigor, Jordan Fisher Smith shows that our answers to this question have life-and-death consequences, for humans and for the ecosystems in which we live.” David George Haskell, Pulitzer Prize finalist