Mark of the Grizzly: True Stories of Recent Bear Attacks and the Hard Lessons Learned

Helena, Montana, U.S.A.: Falcon Pr Pub Co, 1998. First Edition Ninth Printing Stated . Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6" x 9. 249 Pages. Top of title page has two penciled lines noting a page and Mayo Clinic. An otherwise As New book with no other marks or stamps and the interior is faultlessEvery year in Grizzly Country someone comes face-to-face with the Great Bear and is attacked. The power of the grizzly is legend and almost beyond our own powers of imagination. Mark of the Grizzly leaves nothing to the imagination or to legend. The book collects the true stories of 18 attacks by grizzlies between 1977 and 1997. Like any good investigator, Scott McMillion thoroughly examines each mauling and its aftermath. The people in these stories are from all walks of life-hikers, hunters, runners, wildlife photographers, and biologists in the field. They meet up with the Great Bear in Yellowstone and Glacier national parks, in Alaska, Montana, British Columbia. For most of these people, the mark left by the bears is one of lasting fear, but also of respect; in some cases, reverence. These survivors tell a gripping story. In the fatal attacks recounted here, many mysteries remain. But these are not mystery stories or horror stories. The terror of a grizzly attack has the power to teach us how to behave in the presence of these magnificent animals and how to avoid dangerous encounters. This blend of lesson and terror makes for a book you'll find hard to put down. Contetns in 19 Chapters: Treat It Right, Big Trouble in Banff, A Bear of a Job, In the Box, Red Hot Chili Pepper, A New Kind of Scared, A Picture to Die For, Grizzly Robocop, Good Luck in Low Country, The Cost of Curiosity, Warm Spell, Last Run at McHugh, Dinner Bells, A Friend in Need, You've Got to Wonder, Suffering the Fools, The Honeymooners, The Bear's Story, and Bears Are Important. Plus Introcution and Epilogue.