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Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird

Andrew D. Blechman
4.9/5 (32130 ratings)
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Description:They have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of humankind, they have been crucial to wartime communications for every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives. One delivered the results of the first Olympics in 776 BC and another brought the news of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo more than 2500 years later. Yet today the pigeon is reviled as a rat with wings. How did we come to misunderstand one of humanity's most steadfast companions?In Pigeons, Andrew D. Blechman travels across the United States and Europe in a quest to chronicle the bird's transformation from beloved friend to feathered outlaw. From Brooklyn's Main Event, the pigeon world's equivalent of the Melbourne Cup, to the eighty third Grand National, with its thousands of bizarre and beautiful show pigeons, to one of the oldest and biggest squab farms, Blechman takes you deep into the weird and wonderful world of pigeon fanaticism. He meets with pigeon fanciers and pigeon haters alike; chases Mike Tyson, America's most famous pigeon lover; and for the first time tells the remarkable story behind this seemingly unremarkable bird. You'll never look at a pigeon the same way again.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird. To get started finding Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
239
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Release
2006
ISBN
0702236411

Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird

Andrew D. Blechman
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Read Now Download now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description: They have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of humankind, they have been crucial to wartime communications for every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives. One delivered the results of the first Olympics in 776 BC and another brought the news of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo more than 2500 years later. Yet today the pigeon is reviled as a rat with wings. How did we come to misunderstand one of humanity's most steadfast companions?In Pigeons, Andrew D. Blechman travels across the United States and Europe in a quest to chronicle the bird's transformation from beloved friend to feathered outlaw. From Brooklyn's Main Event, the pigeon world's equivalent of the Melbourne Cup, to the eighty third Grand National, with its thousands of bizarre and beautiful show pigeons, to one of the oldest and biggest squab farms, Blechman takes you deep into the weird and wonderful world of pigeon fanaticism. He meets with pigeon fanciers and pigeon haters alike; chases Mike Tyson, America's most famous pigeon lover; and for the first time tells the remarkable story behind this seemingly unremarkable bird. You'll never look at a pigeon the same way again.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird. To get started finding Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
239
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Release
2006
ISBN
0702236411

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