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Mentioned in discussion about Bob Anderson's work and interest in Birch Carson, a sheep inspector in Texas. The speaker indicates the audience is 'probably familiar with' this work.

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A book written by Bob Anderson about Birch Carson, a taxidermist and World War II veteran who documented the decline of bighorn sheep in Texas. The speaker wrote the forward for this book. Anderson never published it as he was trying to figure out his audience. The title is stated uncertainly as 'something like the Desert Wonder or something like that.'

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Referenced in discussion about historical descriptions of large numbers of mountain sheep in the Yellowstone Park area. The book contains descriptions of 'immense numbers of mountain sheep in the winter time' by someone who had seen the area in prime form.

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Steve discusses reading this book, noting that Parkman was a historian who wrote the definitive history of the French and Indian War at the time. Parkman traveled on the Oregon Trail in 1846 (Steve says 'eighty six'), spent time with the Oglala Sioux, and documented Native Americans hunting bighorn sheep by throwing rocks down at them.

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Steve mentions he is currently reading this book. He discusses how the first part of the book attempts to collate all cases where grizzlies were identified in the Southwest, and the challenges of interpreting historical terminology and records, such as from the Coronado expedition.