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The fall back story of wolves in Britain and the myths and story that palisade them
Derek Gow
Paperback
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Longlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize 2024 for Nature Writing“Terrific , life - lit moment come howling out ofHunt for the Shadow Wolf . ”—The Telegraph“One of the most singular fig in British preservation . ”—The Observer“There have been several books on the fate of British wolves , but this is the respectable . ”—The Spectator“[Derek Gow is ] a ironical , unconsecrated the true teller who is equal parts yeoman farmer , historical ecologist , and pirate . ”—Ben Goldfarb , author ofEagerandCrossingsRenowned rewilder Derek Gow has a ambition : that one Clarence Shepard Day Jr. we will see the income tax return of the Friedrich August Wolf to Britain as it has already returned elsewhere . As Derek worked to reintroduce the beaver , he began to hear stories of the wolf , both tangible and mythological , and his captivation with this creature grew . With increase curiosity , Derek started to piece together fragments of information , tale and artefact to reveal a shadowy brute that first walk majestic through these lands and then was hunted to extinction as coexistence turn to fear , hate – and mastery .
What Derek came to realize was that the underlie motive behind our hatred were really far more prosaic and , like most persecutions , to do with business leader and profit . We twist the savage into a savage beast and saw its ablation as a civilizing mission . But the wolf survived far longer than many thought and Derek separate of his sightings of the wolf through folklore and mythology , the record book of grand estates and parish churches as well as wolf heads , both real and recreated .
With bitingly risible but also tender stories , Hunt for the Shadow Wolfis Derek ’s quest to reveal the true nature of this creature because , as we seek to heal our landscape , we must submit our human relationship with it . Before we can even commence to lend the wolf back , we need to understand it .
“ I have loved this Salmon P. Chase dearly and though what unfolds might be an conclusion of sorts , I have no intention to countenance this search cease . ”―Derek Gow , fromHunt for the Shadow Wolf“Beautifully craft , absorbing and unbearably touching , I totally loved this book . ”—Isabella Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , author ofWilding“Gow reinvents what it means to be a guardian of the countryside . ”—The Guardian
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