McCabe, R. E., B. W. O'Gara, and H. M. Reeves.2004. Prairie Ghost: Pronghorn and Human Interaction in Early America. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 175 pp. ISBN 0-87081-758-2, price (hardbound), $29.95

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R. E. McCabe, B. W. O'Gara, H. M. Reeves. 2004. Prairie Ghost: Pronghorn and Human Interaction in Early America. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 175 pp. ISBN 0-87081-758-2, price (hardbound), $29.95. Many, if not all, populations of wild animals have been influenced by humans, and ignoring this variable in studies of wild populations is hazardous to design and implementation of effective management policies. I found Prairie Ghost: Pronghorn and Human Interaction in Early America to be a refreshing analysis of the interactions between humans and pronghorns ( Antilocapra americana ), and a well-written companion volume to Pronghorn Ecology and Management (O'Gara and Yoakum 2004). Prairie Ghost includes approximately 150 black and white photographs and illustrations in the 175-page book. In addition, the center of the book holds an astonishing 16 pages of color lithographs depicting pronghorn in its natural habitat by renowned wildlife artists such as Albert Bierstadt. In a sense, the book demonstrates a duality that all good books possess—illustrations and short …