Of Wolves and Men

Of Wolves and Men
by Barry Lopez

Of Wolves and Men
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Author: Barry Lopez
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1979-09-01
ISBN: 0684163225
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Scribner

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Book Review: Fantastic Non-Fiction Book
Summary: 5 Stars

Of Wolves and Men is an astounding eye-opener of a novel. Lopez remains as objective as possible when telling the wolves story and the book details the facts instead of his emotions generally, which is a difficult thing to do when writing on something one feels so strongly about. This is probably the most heart-wrenching book that I've ever read, but in a good way. This book really changed my views on the animal and human relationship and I learned many interesting things concerning wolves and ancient anthropological behaviors and beliefs.

Summary of Of Wolves and Men

Originally published in 1978, this special twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the National Book Award finalist includes an entirely new afterword in which the author considers the current state of knowledge about wolves and recent efforts to reintroduce wolves to their former habitats in American wilderness areas.

Humankind's relationship with the wolf is based on a spectrum of responses running from fear to admiration and affection. Lopez's classic, careful study won praise from a wide range of reviewers and went on to improve the way books about wild animals are written. Of Wolves and Men reveals the uneasy interaction between wolves and civilization over the centuries, and the wolf's prominence in our thoughts about wild creatures. Drawing on an astonishing array of literature, history, science, and mythology as well as considerable personal experience with captive and free-ranging wolves, Lopez argues for the necessity of the wolf's preservation and envelops the reader in its sensory world, creating a compelling picture of the wolf both as real animal and as imagined by man. A scientist might perceive the wolf as defined by research data, while an Eskimo hunter sees a family provider much like himself. For many Native Americans the wolf is also a spiritual symbol, a respected animal that can make both the individual and the community stronger. With irresistible charm and elegance, Of Wolves and Men celebrates scientific fieldwork, dispels folklore that has enabled the Western mind to demonize wolves, explains myths, and honors indigenous traditions, allowing us to further understand how this incredible animal has come to live so strongly in the human heart.


"The wolf exerts a powerful influence on the human imagination. It takes your stare and turns it back on you." So Barry Lopez writes in his first major work of nonfiction, a careful study of the way that wolves and humans have interacted over centuries, and the way that the wolf has become so central to our thinking about animals. Drawing on considerable personal experience with wolves and on an astonishing range of literature, Lopez argues for the necessity of wolves in the world, which would be much poorer without their howl. Thanks in part to the influence of this essential book about Canis lupus, first published in 1978, we know a great deal more about wolves and are all the better prepared to assure their protection.

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