Description:
So Great Was the Slaughter uncovers the gripping, untold story of how Arkansas teetered on the brink of ecological collapse--and the unlikely coalition that pulled it back. As market hunters decimated wildlife to feed booming urban centers, a diverse alliance of sportsmen, conservationists, and scientists rose to challenge entrenched political and commercial interests. Through meticulous research, Buckley T. Foster chronicles the birth of modern wildlife conservation in Arkansas, offering a powerful narrative of environmental reckoning, grassroots activism, and the enduring fight to preserve nature's balance.
Review Quotes:
"Rare is a book that challenges, if not fundamentally overturns, a scholarly consensus in American History. . . . Foster's So Great Was the Slaughter is a triumphant statement that is radically innovative yet will surely hold a long-enduring and widespread appeal far beyond the narrow confines of just an initiated few. Behold, a true magnum opus." --John K. Day, author of The Southern Manifesto: Massive Resistance and the Fight to Preserve Segregation
". . . the richness of Foster's narrative, particularly its impressive array of primary sources, makes So Great Was the Slaughter engaging and essential reading for historians of land management, wildlife preservation, and natural conservation." --Missouri Historical Review