A brief look at Bears and Humans

Jake Glass

Bears is a nicely drawn book and collection of short chapters that deal mainly with bear and human interactions over the years. This book has a good mix of old photos and illustrations basically dealing with bears and their place in mans folklore. Bear and human conflict through the ages is researched pretty well by the author named Brend Brummer, and he seems to have an appreciation for this human-like animal whose habitat once was found all over the planet. many naturalists long forgotten in the past are quoted in this book and where Brummer comes up with some of these finds is remarkable. he thoroughly researched anything written on bears ages ago. The bear had a mystical place in human culture and this is really evident going through the brief but entertaining and informative chapters of this book. The cool ghraphics and drawings make you want to read through every page and every word. A really good book for adults and children interesting in an pedantic look at the history of the Bears in human consciouses.