Vicious : Wolves and Men in America

Why did Americans hate wolves for centuries? And, given the ferocity of this loathing, why are Americans now so protective of the animals? In this provocative history of wolves in Americaand of the humans who have hated and loved themJon Coleman investigates the sometimes violent and always controversial relationship between the two species. "With lively prose and copious detail (Coleman) deftly weaves together the histories of settler and lupine societies. . . . Provocative, scholarly, scholarly, and readable."Karen R. Jones,Journal of American History "Thoughtfully conceived, insightful, and well written,Viciousis a wicked good read."Andrew Kirk,Montana: The Magazine of Western History

Jon T. Coleman teaches history at the University of Notre Dame.

Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xiii

Introduction

1

(18)

PART ONE: SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND

Howls, Snarls, and Musket Shots: Saying ``This Is Mine'' in Colonial New England

19

(18)

Beasts of Lore: How Stories Turned Fearsome Monsters into Skulking Criminals

37

(15)

Wolf Bullets with Adders' Tongues: How to Kill a Wolf in Colonial New England

52

(17)

PART TWO: THE NORTHEASTERN WOODLANDS

Predator to Prey: Wolves' Journey Through the Northeastern Woodlands

69

(33)

Surrounded: Fear and Retribution in the Northeastern Forests

102

(21)

Metaphors of Slaughter: Two Wolf Hunts

123

(24)

PART THREE: THE AMERICAN WEST

A Wealth of Canines: Mormon Americans on the Great Plains

147

(26)

Call It a Coyote: How to Exterminate Wolves in Colonial Utah

173

(18)

PART FOUR: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Annihilation and Enlightenment: The Cultural Extinction of North American Wolves

191

(34)

Reintroduction

225

(12)

Notes

237

(30)

Index

267

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Vicious : Wolves and Men in America

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