North Dakota author details comeback of American buffalo
North Dakota author Francie Berg’s last book about the American buffalo was a guide for adventurers eager to get out on back roads to see the historic sites where the great animal once flourished. Then she found she had more to say.
The result is “Buffalo Heartbeats Across the Plains,” a deeper dive into the stories and trails of the last book, with colorful illustrations, historic paintings and photographs for the history buff who may never leave her armchair.
“It’s a companion piece to the self-guided tour book for people who want to dig a little deeper into the buffalo story,” Berg said.
Bison, or buffalo, once thundered across the heart of North America in the tens of millions. But overhunting saw their numbers plummet to a few hundred by the late 1800s.