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Title	:	Shadow Mountain: A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild
Author	:	Renee Askins
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 336 pages
Published	:	January 6th 2004 by Anchor Books (first published 2002)
Categories	:	Animals. Nonfiction. Wolves. Environment. Nature. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography Memoir. Wildlife

Shadow Mountain: A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild

Renee Askins

Paperback | Pages: 336 pages

Rating: 4.18 | 531 Users | 73 Reviews

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After forming an intense bond with Natasha, a wolf cub she raised as part of her undergraduate research, Renee Askins was inspired to found the Wolf Fund. As head of this grassroots organization, she made it her goal to restore wolves to Yellowstone National Park, where they had been eradicated by man over seventy years before. In this intimate account, Askins recounts her courageous fifteen-year campaign, wrangling along the way with Western ranchers and their political allies in Washington, enduring death threats, and surviving the anguish of illegal wolf slayings to ensure that her dream of restoring Yellowstone's ecological balance would one day be realized. Told in powerful, first-person narrative, Shadow Mountain is the awe-inspiring story of her mission and her impassioned meditation on our connection to the wild.

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Original Title:	Shadow Mountain: A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild
ISBN:	0385482264 (ISBN13: 9780385482264)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 4.18 From 531 Users | 73 Reviews

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I gave 2 stars for the amazing imagery, 1 star for wolves, 1 star for an amazing insight into the processes necessary to take an idea for change and implement it. There were a few places the book rubbed me a bit wrong, but all in all I HIGHLY recommend this book regardless of what your views of the reintroduction of wolves to yellowstone is.

A very lyrical memoir, with Renee Askins's founding of The Wolf Fund as a backdrop to her life story. It is, however, not so much about wolves as about wildlife conservation in general. It is the lingering idea of wolves that drives the whole story, as it happens largely before the Yellowstone reintroduction. I believe this shadow presence was the author's intention, but those seeking to read about wolves specifically might be disappointed. I sure wasn't.

In short: I LOVED this book. Ms Askins presents a style of writing that I have never experienced before... And I have no idea what to call it. She writes beautifully, is all I can say. I would highly recommend this memoir to anyone who enjoys a great story. Five stars, and not just because I'm a wolf lover. I am lucky enough to own this gem of a book... Needless to say, I will be keeping it forever.

Surprised to see a book purchased spontaneously at the Jackson Hole airport turn out to be such an informative, enjoyable and engaging read. Askins had me misty-eyed at numerous points during her story, which is simultaneously remarkable and relatable (especially for someone inspired by mountains and the wild creatures that inhabit them).

Heartfelt memoir of love affair with wolves and her personal struggles throughout the journey to reintroduce them to Yellowstone.

What a GREAT book about finding yourself/losing yourself though the things you love most.

Surprised to see a book purchased spontaneously at the Jackson Hole airport turn out to be such an informative, enjoyable and engaging read. Askins had me misty-eyed at numerous points during her story, which is simultaneously remarkable and relatable (especially for someone inspired by mountains and the wild creatures that inhabit them).