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  • Book cover of The Buffalo Train Ride
    Desiree M. Webber

     ยท 2005

    Although millions of buffalo once covered the great plains, the animals were hunted almost to extinction in the 1880s. This is the story of efforts to establish a wildlife preserve in Oklahoma Territory and begin redevelopment of the herds. Fifteen buffalo from the New York Zoological Society were loaded onto a train, and three men were assigned to stand guard on the 1800-mile trip. ? Finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award