Reviews for American Buffalo
Review - American Buffalo
I expected a book about the natural history of bison, the animals role in American history, and the legends and lore that have built up around it. What I got was a minute-by-minute account of the author's hunting trip to shoot a bison in Alaska where a herd has been introduced, and a lot of nonsense about evolution, including how people got to North America (?). Along the way, the author took every opportunity he could find to scorn the Bible and those who believe it.
For example: Until that month [when someone found "ancient' bison bones mixed with human weapons], archaeology had been compromised by the Bible, much the way evolutionary biology is plagues by that some text today.
In other words, if our current theory doesn't mesh with the Bible, then the Bible is wrong. I only made it a little more than 100 pages in because it wasn't interesting and it wasn't about buffalo.
For example: Until that month [when someone found "ancient' bison bones mixed with human weapons], archaeology had been compromised by the Bible, much the way evolutionary biology is plagues by that some text today.
In other words, if our current theory doesn't mesh with the Bible, then the Bible is wrong. I only made it a little more than 100 pages in because it wasn't interesting and it wasn't about buffalo.
Reviewed by Roger on 2025-05-25 05:21:55