“Aredemptionstory,anadventurestory,andperhapsaboveall,alovestory.“--NateBlakeslee,NewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthorofAmericanWolfTheDruidPeakPackwasthemostfamouswolfpackinYellowstoneNationalPark,andmaybeevenintheworld.Thisisthedramatictruestoryofitsremarkableleader,Wolf21--whosecompassionandloyaltychallengescommonlyheldbeliefsaboutalphamales.Inthiscompellingfollow-uptothenationalbestsellerTheRiseofWolf8,RickMcIntyreprofilesoneofYellowstone’smostreveredalphamales,Wolf21.LeaderoftheDruidPeakPack,Wolf21wasknownforhisunwaveringbravery,hisunusualbenevolence(unlikeotheralphas,heneverkilleddefeatedrivalmales),andhisfiercecommitmenttohismate,theformidableWolf42.Wolf21andWolf42wereattractedtoeachotherthemomenttheymet--butWolf42’sjealoussisterinterferedviciouslyintheirrelationship.Afteranexplosiveinsurrectionwithinthepack,thetwowolvescametogetheratlastasleadersoftheDruidPeakPack,whichdominatedtheparkformorethan10years.McIntyrerecountsthepack’sfascinatingsagawithcompassionandakeeneyefordetail,drawingonhismanyyearsofexperienceobservingYellowstonewolvesinthewild.HisoutstandingworkofsciencewritingoffersunparalleledinsightintowolfbehaviorandYellowstone’sfamedwolfreintroductionproject.Italsooffersalovestoryfortheages.“LikeThomasMcNamee,DavidMech,BarryLopez,andotherliterarynaturalistswithaninterestinwolfbehavior,McIntyrewriteswithbotheleganceandflair,makingcomplexbiologyandethologyapleasuretoread.Fansofwildwolveswilleatthisoneup.“--Kirkusstarredreview
