The First Pet History of The World

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Humans are harebrained when it comes to the little-known field of pet history.
Over the millennia, people have not merely lived with pets. They've worshiped
them, elected them to office, persecuted them, sent them into battle, and even
launched them into outer space.
Pets have clawed their way through every ma or military engagement from
Salamis to Shiloh, Dunkirk to Desert Storm! They've had a paw in politics (Checkers
rescued Nixon in 1952, and Morris the Cat ran for president)! They've served as
muses (Emily Bronte loved dogs, but Edgar Allan Poe was a cat person) and inspired
many a masterpiece from Renaissance canvases to Broadway's Cats! Canines,
felines, equines, bears, birds, and more were there as their masters created and
conquered, preened and prayed, made war, made love, and made history.
From the Bone Age to the Rufformation, from the Wild and Woolly Age and
into the furry future, here is proof that pets did more than track mud onto
mankind's kitchen... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Humans are harebrained when it comes to the little-known field of pet history.
Over the millennia, people have not merely lived with pets. They've worshiped
them, elected them to office, persecuted them, sent them into battle, and even
launched them into outer space.
Pets have clawed their way through every ma or military engagement from
Salamis to Shiloh, Dunkirk to Desert Storm! They've had a paw in politics (Checkers
rescued Nixon in 1952, and Morris the Cat ran for president)! They've served as
muses (Emily Bronte loved dogs, but Edgar Allan Poe was a cat person) and inspired
many a masterpiece from Renaissance canvases to Broadway's Cats! Canines,
felines, equines, bears, birds, and more were there as their masters created and
conquered, preened and prayed, made war, made love, and made history.
From the Bone Age to the Rufformation, from the Wild and Woolly Age and
into the furry future, here is proof that pets did more than track mud onto
mankind's kitchen floor-they left their paw prints on the cradle of civilization!
"At last someone has put history into perspective (and lifted his leg in salute). The
First Pet History of the World is a joyous acknowledgment of who owns whom—a
romp and a wag for all."
—Roger Caras,President of the A.S.P.C.A., and owner of Topi and Xyerius
"I was drawn to David Comfort's The First Pet History of the World because I love
dogs, cats, birds, and horses. I knew little about them, historically, but David's book
has given me great comfort" —William Wegman
"My three dogs, my cat, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book a delightful mix of
fact and fun." —Betty White
David Comfort is an award-winning fiction writer. He lives in Sacramento, California
(with his German shepherd, Tyler, and his wife, Kathy). Vissza