The Father of American Conservation: George Bird Grinnell Adventurer, Activist, and Author

Thom Hatch is a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and an award-winning American author and novelist who specializes in the history of the American West, the American Civil War, and the Plains Indian Wars. He is the author of twelve books, including The Last Outlaws: The Lives and Legends of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Custer Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the Life of George Armstrong Custer and the Plains Indians Wars, and Black Kettle: the Cheyenne Chief Who Sought Peace But Found War, for which he received the Spur Award for literary excellence from the Western Writers of America. Hatch lives in Colorado with his wife and daughter. CONTENTS Introduction Chapter One: The Budding Naturalist Chapter Two: A Tenderfoot in the West Chapter Three: Buffalo Hunting With the Pawnee Chapter Four: Custer and Black Hills Gold Chapter Five: Yellowstone Country Chapter Six: Traveling, Collecting, and Writing Chapter Seven: Crusading Editor Chapter Eight: A Presidential Friendship Chapter Nine: Author and Advocate for Native America Chapter Ten: The Harriman Expedition Chapter Eleven: Grinnell’s Glacier Chapter Twelve: Preserving the Legacy Bibliography