Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch

Description: At once a heartfelt account of O'Brien's struggles at the ranch he owns, a short history of the buffalo and its near extinction, and an engaging lesson in wildlife ecology, this work illustrates the power of a dream and how life becomes infinitely richer when one dares to follow it.

Review Quotes: "[Dan O'Brien] by God can tell a story....This is the book you need to read next."
--Bill McKibben, The Boston Globe

"A deeply felt story of life on the Great Plains that strays through time and history, touching again and again on the two great themes of the place--rapture and ruin--and finds its way finally to Dan O'Brien's patient heart."
--Pete Dexter

"This is a bold, brave, and beautifully written book that should be required reading for every cattleman and beef eater in America."
--Outside

"Dan O'Brien's memoir is a poignant portrayal of our link to the land, and to each other. As personal as a confession and as sweeping as the South Dakota sky, Buffalo for the Broken Heart will leave you entertained, moved, and changed."
--Tom Daschle, majority leader, United States Senate