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Popular dime-novel author’s writing led to bison arrival on Catalina

Zane Grey in Australia
CATALINA ISLAND — At the turn of the century, “pulp fiction” or “dime novels” were all the rage as, similar to binge-watching programs on streaming services, Americans found their entertainment in reading cheap, adventure novels that allowed for readers to get caught up in the fantasy of what it might...
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  1. Please note that it is the Catalina Island Conservancy — not the Catalina Conservancy — and that there was not a concern about a lack of food for the bison but a concern about the impact the herd has on the Island’s resources that led to the use of contraceptives.

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