By Chas. M. Robinson III. The exciting, tragic tale of the North American bison which, in 1850, blanketed the plains by countless millions but within 35 years, had been hunted to near extinction. Eloquent and graphic descriptions of the hunts and hunters, inlcuding the Indians for whom the buffalo was the main sustenance. The destruction of which partially resulted in their own downfall. Illustrations include rare pictures from the long lost glass plates of Geo. Roberson taken on an 1874 hunt and the photographs of L.A. Huffman in the early 1880's. Index, bibliograpy, endnotes. Soft cover, 8 1/2" x 11", 162 pages.