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  • Tags: Shoemaker, Henry W.

04 Chapter - Wolves1  OFam.pdf
This book chapter is a preliminary chapter for the Ostrom family scrapbook compiled by Judy Slack for her book titled "George N. Ostrom: Pioneer, Preservationist, Painter. 1888-1982." (the final published version of this chapter is much shorter).

This chapter describes George N. Ostrom's work as…
Date: 2013

This book is by Bud Dalrymple, a South Dakota wolfer employed by the U.S. Government who obtained at least one wolf for Dr. E. H. McCleery. His book describes his wolf hunting techniques and provides anecdotes. A foreword by Ben P. R. Roose (which mentions the wolf "Bruno" who eventually came to be…
Date: 1919

This article reports that Colonel Henry W. Shoemaker, American minister to Bulgaria and publisher of the Altoona Tribune, has begun a small zoo in emulation of Dr. McCleery's wolf park, in which he has been interested since it began. Shoemaker currently has four Bulgarian wolves, a Bulgarian jackal,…
Date: October 23, 1931

thelonekiller-watermarked.pdf
This book by Dr. E. H. McCleery describes the different subspecies of wolves, the psychology of his wolves, and provides anecdotes of the pack. It completely covers the time at the Kane wolf park, and a short amount of time at the Route 6 wolf park. The poem on the last page was written by the Kane…
Date: 1929