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Title: Wild Horse Country

Subtitle: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang

Author: David Philipps

Narrator: David Colacci

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-10-17

Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Wild horses - also known as mustangs - live in a strange twilight. They are deeply American but not native; they are free-born symbols of liberty but tightly managed, thriving yet persecuted. Today, the wild horse is a ward of the state, with tens of thousands held in captivity by the federal government - nearly as many are left in the wild.

In a powerful blend of history and contemporary reporting, New York Times reporter David Philipps traces the rich history of wild horses in America: their introduction by the Spanish conquistadors, their role in the epic battles between Native Americans and settlers, their vital place in American self-mythology. He travels through some of the most remote parts of the American West, known as Wild Horse Country, to investigate the wild horse's current dilemma, caught between the clashing ideals of ranchers, scientists, animal rights activists, slaughterhouse employees, and government officials.

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