The Beast That Walks Like Man: The Story of the Grizzly Bear

by Harold McCracken

If you're hoping to someday catch a glimpse of the imposing and powerful grizzly bear, you'll have to take a trek through the Northern Rockies, Canada, or Alaska. Having once roamed the entire continent of North America, the population of grizzlies in the lower 48 states has been nearly wiped out by aggressive hunting.
First published in 1955, this classic work by one of America's beloved outdoor writers pays homage to the Pleistocene Era's most "pugnacious and extraordinary" survivor, the grizzly bear. As you read about the once scientifically classified Ursus horribilis, you'll learn about this powerful recluse's role in Native American rituals and myths, and relive the encounters early explorers and mountain men experienced with grizzlies.
"Observing and studying grizzly bears," McCracken thoughtfully observed, "has proved to be far more gratifying than all the hunting I have done."

360 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2003

Reviews

[Jared Cash · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book a bit outdated but full of wonderful stories and Insights. Once this creature was almost God like among men, now it has all but vanished.