American Pit Bull - Hardcover

Joseph, Marc; Frey, James; Reynolds, Cory

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ISBN 10: 3882439149 ISBN 13: 9783882439144

Publisher: Steidl Verlag, 2003

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The American Pit Bull Terrier is one of the most maligned breeds of dogs, especially in recent years, with sensational media reports of violence and viciousness. But pit bull people - old-timers, breeders and owners - have long shown the dogs fanatical devotion, raising up an entire culture around them. It is these people and their dogs who have captured the gaze of Marc Joseph for the past two years. American Pit Bull offers an alternative view of a controversial world. Traveling across the country to visit his subjects in their backyards and homes, at dog shows, wild hog hunting events and weight-pull competitions, Joseph has been granted unprecedented access to a culture known by few outside its own community and law enforcement agencies. There are the few remaining old-time dog men, there are the rap stars and ghetto kids, for whom owning a pit bull has become de rigueur. There are the regular folks, all across the country, whose pet pit bulls form an integral part of their family. And there are the pit bull people in Europe and Asia, for whom the breed has attained a mythic, cult-like status.

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