Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang [Hardcover]

Insightful [and] even-handed.Thoughtful and thought-provoking&[A] fine journalistic account.A gripping, myth-busting biography of the mustang, one of the most charismatic characters in the epic story of the American West, and a whip-smart argument for how to keep whats left of its wilderness as wild as possible.This is a story that needs to be told, especially in todays political climate and the debate over preservation of nature.There is something to learn from the erudite Philipps on almost every page&[His] strengths are on full display in this thoughtful, balanced, and informative work.A gimlet-eyed look at the place of the wild horse in the landscape of the American West&A fine, readable work of advocacy journalism, of a piece with Marc Reisner'sPhilipps&brings a journalists keen eye for detail and balanced storytelling to this complicated history.Colorful, well-researched and well-reasoned.A Pulitzer Prizewinning reporters history of wild horses in Americaand an eye-opening story of their treatment in our own time.