A Dog's History of America: How Our Best Friend Explored, Conquered, And Settled a Continent - Softcover

Derr, Mark

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9780374529970: A Dog's History of America: How Our Best Friend Explored, Conquered, And Settled a Continent

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ISBN 10: 0374529973 ISBN 13: 9780374529970

Publisher: North Point Pr, 2005

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An intriguing history of the interaction between dogs and humans explains how the ways in which we have used canines--as working sled and herd dogs, companion animals, guard dogs, show dogs, and law enforcement dogs--reflect changes in American society and culture, from the early exploration of America to the present day. Reprint.

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Praise for Mark Derr:
"A Dog's History of America"
"A beautiful, balanced account of how dogs have harried the mighty bull of this country's history and altered the direction of its charge." --Sally Eckoff, "Newsday "
"[A] fascinating history of canine in America." --Clea Simon, "San Francisco Chronicle"
"Dog's Best Friend"
"Derr delivers much information and just plain common sense...There is much that can be learned from this book." --Jonathan Yardley, "The Washington Post "
"Derr writes about the 'culture of the dog' like no one else. He profiles some truly remarkable people--mushers, ranchers, hunters--with a special affinity for getting inside the minds of dogs." --Claudia Kawczynska, "Men's Journal"
"[Derr] thoroughly dissects the heart and soul of the canine in an unprecedented fashion...Well-researched." --Ranny Green, "The Seattle Times"

About the Author:

Mark Derr is the author of several books, most recently Dog's Best Friend: Annals of the Dog-Human Relationship. He writes regularly for The New York Times, and lives with his wife in Florida.

Mark Derr is also the author of Some Kind of Paradise: A Chronicle of Man and the Land in Florida and The Frontiersman: The Real Life and the Many Legends of Davy Crockett. As an expert on the subject of dogs, he has appeared regularly on The Charlie Rose Show, and in documentaries for A & E and The Discovery Channel. He writes regularly for Atlantic Monthly, Natural History, Smithsonian and The New York Times, among others.

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