He has written several books on the natural and environmental history of the greater Cincinnati region. Shawnee legend tells of a herd of huge bison rampaging through the Ohio Valley, laying waste to all in their path. The source of this legend was a peculiar salt lick in present-day northern Kentucky, where giant fossilized skeletons had for centuries lain undisturbed by the Shawnee and other natives of the regioAbout author(s):Stanley Hedeen is professor emeritus of biology and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University. To protect the tribe, a deity slew these great beasts with lightning bolts, finally chasing the last giant buffalo into exile across the Wabash River, never to trouble the Shawnee again.
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Big Bone Lick: The Cradle Of American Paleontology, Paperback - Stanley Hedeen
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