In <i>A Shape in the Dark</i>, wilderness guide and lifelong Alaskan Bjorn Dihle weaves personal experience with historical and contemporary accounts to explore the world of brown bears–from encounters with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, frightening attacks including the famed death of Timothy Treadwell, the controversies related to bear hunting, the animal’s place in native cultures, and the impacts on the species from habitat degradation and climate change. Much more than a report on human-bear interactions, this compelling story intimately explores our relationship with one of the world’s most powerful predators. An authentic and thoughtful work, it blends outdoor adventure, history, and elements of memoir to present a mesmerizing portrait of Alaska’s brown bears and grizzlies, informed by the species’ larger history and their fragile future.
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Bjorn Dihle. A Shape in the Dark
CONTENTS
PROLOGUE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1. The Skin of the Bear
CHAPTER 2. Blood Trails
CHAPTER 3. California
CHAPTER 4. The Man Who Killed Bears
CHAPTER 5. Breath of Wilderness
CHAPTER 6. Killer of Beasts
CHAPTER 7. Doonerak
CHAPTER 8. Alaska Bear Wars
CHAPTER 9. The Ghost of Hasselborg
CHAPTER 10. Wilderness Lost
INTERLUDE
CHAPTER 11. Pray
CHAPTER 12. The Woman Who Married a Bear
CHAPTER 13. Meat
CHAPTER 14. Wilderness of Brown Bears
CHAPTER 15. The Trail to the Mountains
CHAPTER 16. Trust
CHAPTER 17. Brotherhood of the Bear
CHAPTER 18. The Grandfather Trail
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Praise for A Shape in the Dark
“If anyone has earned the right to write a book about brown bears, it’s Bjorn Dihle. Alaska born, raised in a land shaped and defined by their presence, he’s the perfect guide on a journey that weaves natural and human history together with his own, often harrowing experiences in bear country. Unflinchingly authentic, intensely personal, artfully told, and deeply moving, A Shape in the Dark ranks as not only one of the best bear books, but one of the greatest Alaska books ever.”
