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Entertaining and informative, "Pets in America" is a portrait of Americans' relationships with the cats, dogs, birds, fishes, rodents, and other animals we call our own. More than 60 percent of U.S. households have pets, and America grows more pet-friendly every day. But as Katherine C. Grier demonstrates, the ways we talk about and treat our pets--as companions, as children, and as objects of beauty, status, or pleasure--have their origins long ago. Grier begins with a natural history of animals as pets, then discusses the changing role of pets in family life, new standards of animal welfare, the problems presented by borderline cases such as livestock pets, and the marketing of both animals and pet products. She focuses particularly on the period between 1840 and 1940, when the emotional, behavioral, and commercial characteristics of contemporary pet keeping were established. The story is filled with the warmth and humor of anecdotes from period diaries, letters, catalogs, and newspapers. Filled with illustrations reflecting the whimsy, the devotion, and the commerce that have shaped centuries of American pet keeping, "Pets in America" ultimately shows how the history of pets has evolved alongside changing ideas about human nature, child development, and community life. This book accompanies a museum exhibit, "Pets in America," which opens at the McKissick Museum in Columbia, South Carolina, in December 2005 and will travel to five other cities from May 2006 through May 2008.

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[A] remarkably well-written, richly researched study.--Journal of Social History



This work explores the history of animal-human bonding in the context of a growing country with a diverse population. The narrative is entwined with the development of veterinary medicine, animal humane movements, and pet products. If the well-written prose is not enough, the illustrations provide a telling accent. . . . Although grounded in material evidence, the book introduces larger issues--philosophies of caring and belief that, despite enormous social and technological change, span centuries.--Bloomsbury Review



Scholars of the history of human-animal relations have eagerly anticipated this book, and the result exceeds expectations.--Journal of American History



Lucidly written and well-researched. . . . It is hard to imagine that Grier has left a stone unturned on a topic for which an exhaustive paper trail does not exist by her own admission. . . . [An] insightful and sensitive look at the two centuries that brought us to where we are now.--Antiques



Although [Pets in America's] six chapters can be read independently, they function best together as a sustained narrative that uses broad subjects . . . to probe not just our changing notions about animals but our changing definition of a good society. And because Grier, as she modestly puts it, is 'interested in stories, ' her inquiries can be very entertaining. . . . Grier has a nice habit of tweaking a detail to make a larger point. . . . With her characteristic blend of seriousness and whimsy, Grier confesses to an interest in 'the tension between the apparent desire of American pet owners to experience the 'animal' in our pets . . . and our simultaneous and increasing desire to regulate and control our pets.--New York Times Book Review



A good social and cultural history of pet keeping in America . . . [A history] that will last us a while.-- Winterthur Portfolio



A fascinating look at the development, roles, and effects of pets in American society. . . . Provide[s] a wealth of . . . dependable information that any pet lover would appreciate.--Choice



Few scholars know more about the complex interactions between people and the animals that share their lives than Kasey Grier.--The Hunt



An encyclopedic history. . . . [Pets in America is] scholarly, thorough, informative and animal friendly.--Publishers Weekly



A welcome addition to the field.--American Historical Review

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Americans love their pets! And our obsession with these furry, feathery, and sometimes scaly friends didn’t start as recently as you might think. Open the first-ever history of pets in America and see for yourself what extraodinary devotion pet-keeping Americans have shown for centuries.

[fun facts to arrange in a whimsical manner, as was done on the Girl Sleuth cover]

Teddy Roosevelt’s White House held guinea pigs, birds, dogs, cats, one young bear, a badger named Josiah, snakes, and a Shetland pony named Algonquin, who once rode in the White House elevator.
P. T. Barnum hosted one of America’s first dog shows?the Great National Dog Show?in 1862.
Posh Americans kept young deer as pets in the early 1800s.
Mark Twain?cat lover extraordinaire?used to walk around with a cat named Lazy draped across his shoulders like a stole.
Sallie Ann Jarret?a bull terrier?was killed in action alongside the 11th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War. She is commemorated by a life-sized statue at Gettysburg National Military Park.

 

KATHERINE C. GRIER is a professor of material culture studies and director of research programs at the Winterthur Museum and a visiting professor of history at the University of Delaware. She lives in Wilmington, Delaware, and Onancock, Virginia, with her husband, two cats, and two dogs.

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