From the renowned wolf researcher and author of The Rise of Wolf 8 and The Reign of Wolf 21 comes a stunning account of an unconventional alpha male.A lover not a fighter. That was wolf 302. A renegade with an eye for the ladies 302 was anything but Yellowstones perfect alpha male. For starters he fled from danger. He begged for food from other wolves ditched females heamp8217d gotten pregnant and even napped during a heated battle with a rival packBut this is not the story of 302amp8217s failures. This is the story of his dramatic transformation. And legendary wolf writer Rick McIntyre witnessed it all from the sidelines.As McIntyre closely observed with his spotting scope wolf 302 began to mature and much to McIntyreamp8217s surprise became the leader of a new pack in his old age.But in a year when game was scarce could the aging wolf provide for his family Had he changed enough to live up to the legacies of the great alpha males before himRecounted in McIntyreamp8217s captivating storytelling voice and peppered with fascinating insights into wolf behavior The Redemption of Wolf 302 is a powerful comingofage tale that will strike a chord with anyone who has struggled to make a change big or small.With this third installment of Rick McIntyreamp8217s magnum opus the scope and ambition of the project becomes clear nothing less than a grand serialization of the first twenty years of wolves in Yellowstone a kind of lupine Great Expectations.Nate Blakeslee New York Timesbestselling author of American Wolf