Of Wolves and Men

Barry Lopez’s (1945-2020) books include Light Action in the Caribbean (stories), About This Life (essays and memoir), the novella-length fable Crow and Weasel, and Arctic Dreams (nonfiction), for which he received the National Book Award. He traveled extensively in remote regions of the world, and his work has been widely translated and anthologized. He was a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim, Lannan, and National Science foundations; the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; the John Burroughs and John Hay medals; and other honors. CONTENTS Introduction I: CANIS LUPUS LINNAEUS 1. Origin and Description 2. Social Structure and Communication 3. Hunting and Territory II: AND A CLOUD PASSES OVERHEAD 4. Amaguk and Sacred Meat 5. A Wolf in the Heart 6. Wolf Warriors III: THE BEAST OF WASTE AND DESOLATION 7. The Clamor of Justification 8. Wolfing for Sport 9. An American Pogrom IV: AND A WOLF SHALL DEVOUR THE SUN 10. Out of a Medieval Mind 11. The Reach of Science 12. Searching for the Beast 13. Images from a Childhood 14. A Howling at Twilight Epilogue: On the Raising of Wolves and a New Ethology Afterword: A Reacquaintance with Wolves Bibliography Index Illustration credits