This is not the author’s fault, but rather testament instead to the ever-flowing life force that is the wolf, to which so many are attracted, while others, repulsed. Many readers might find the shifting cast of characters hard to follow - wolves named Shy Male, 21, 42, 754, 755, 776, Middle Gray, and so on.

And there are cherished, striking images here: a winter-killed bison bull, stalled out in snow so deep it couldn’t even fall over, but died standing up and was frozen in place, while the ravens and wolves circled, investigating. American Wolf takes its place in a long lineage of wolf books. The politics of ranchers - some for wolves, others against - and antigovernment zealots, hunting outfitters, Congress, courts and judges, and tourism operators all exert a sculpting pressure on where and how and if the wolf can live. Nate was born in Arlignton and went to the University of Texas where he got his America Studies masters majoring in the Civil Rights movement. Anthony Lukas Book Prize and the Texas Institute of Letters. Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books Nate Blakeslee is a born and raised Texan author best known for the writing of Texan stories in his two novels American Wolf and Tulia. But he also illustrates the far more complicated and ever-dynamic human elements affecting the wolves. Bio Nate Blakeslee is a writer-at-large for Texas Monthly. A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS CHOICEThe enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the celebrated Yellowstone wolf, and the people who loved. The Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West Nate Blakeslee (author) Paperback Published on: In stock. Blakeslee does a fine job presenting the wolf’s basic biological requirements, from abundant prey source (in Yellowstone, the overpopulation of elk) to secure denning sites.

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