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Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang, America's Horse

by David Philipps

Mustangs in American history and debate

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    Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter

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Mustangs in American history and debate

David Philipps examines the place of wild horses in the American imagination alongside their history in the United States and the challenges surrounding their present-day management. The book connects the mustang’s symbolic associations with freedom and national ideals to a contemporary dispute over how these animals are handled and what their future may hold. Its subject brings together animal history, cultural symbolism, and questions of public stewardship, giving the account both a historical and current-affairs dimension.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in the history of wild horses in the United States.
  • Those curious about the cultural symbolism of the mustang.
  • Readers following debates about wild-horse management and stewardship.

Themes

Wild horses in American historyMustangs and national symbolismWild-horse managementThe future of wild horses

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Book overview

The wild horse, popularly known as the mustang, is so ingrained in the American imagination that even those who have never seen one know what it stands for: freedom, independence, the bedrock ideals of the nation. But in modern times it has become entangled in controversy and bureaucratic mismanagement, and now its future is imperiled. In Wild Horse Country, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter David Philipps traces the rich history of wild horses in America and investigates the shocking dilemma they pose in our own time.

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