but it was the sixteenth century arrival of Europeans and their horses and firearms that accelerated the market hunt and thrust the American buffalo into the sights of a global economy.

The American buffalo, or bison ... setting the stage for a devastating decline. Buffalo hunting quickly escalated from subsistence to industry. Hunters armed with increasingly efficient rifles ...

For five years Schmitt and Lynch followed the buffalo hunt in the American West Their fascinating portrait of a disappearing world contrasts unspoiled landscapes with commercial influences on the ...