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Night of the Grizzlies is a non-fiction book by Jack Olsen, first published in 1969 by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
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Author | Jack Olsen |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Non fiction |
Publisher | Homestead Publishing (First facsimile edition 1996) |
Media type | Print (Paperback First facsimile edition 1996) |
Pages | 221pp (First facsimile edition, paperback, 1996) |
ISBN | 0-943-97248-5 (First facsimile edition, paperback, 1996) |
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In the book, Olsen investigates the events surrounding the night of August 13, 1967, when two young women were separately attacked by grizzly bears in Glacier National Park, Montana. Both women, Julie Helgeson (19), of Albert Lea, Minnesota and Michele Koons (also 19), of San Diego, California died of their injuries. Prior to these attacks, no fatalities had occurred, due to incidents involving grizzly bears, within any of the U.S. National Parks. Olsen investigates the potential causes of both incidents, and expresses concern that (at the time of publication) the park service may not have learned the lessons of that night.