Pigeons the fascinating saga of the world s most revered and reviled bird

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Pigeons have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of man, they've been used as crucial communicators in war by every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives. Charles Darwin relied heavily on pigeons to help formulate and support his theory of evolution. Yet today they are reviled as rats with wings. Author Andrew D. Blechman traveled across the United States and Europe to meet with pigeon fanciers and pigeon haters in a quest to find out how we came to misunderstand one of mankind's most helpful and steadfast companions. Pigeons captures a Brooklyn man's quest to win the Main Event (the pigeon world's equivalent of the Kentucky Derby), as well as a convention dedicated to breeding the perfect bird. Blechman participates in a live pigeon shoot where entrants pay $150; he tracks down Mike Tyson, the nation's most famous pigeon lover; he spends time with Queen Elizabeth's Royal Pigeon Handler; and he sheds light on a radical pro-pigeon underground' in New York City. In Pigeons, Blechman tells for the first time the remarkable story behind this seemingly unremarkable bird.

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Pigeons

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Pigeons have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace domesticated since the dawn of man they ve been used as crucial communicators in war by every major historical superpower from ancient egypt to the united states and are credited with saving thousands of lives cha Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching

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Pigeons coo peck and nest all over the world yet most of us treat them with indifference or disdain so rosemary mosco a bird lover science communicator writer and cartoonist and co author of the atlas obscura explorer s guide for the world s most adventurous kid is here to give the pigeon s Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, woensdag in huis .. MEER INFO

De bijzondere duif

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Op een dag landt er een duif in een dierentuin hij besluit een tochtje te maken langs alle exotische en uitzonderlijke vogels daar realiseert hij zich dat hij iets heeft wat die andere vogels niet hebben iets wat hem n g bijzonderder maakt Op voorraad. Nu besteld, woensdag in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 22 november 2007

Aantal pagina's: 256

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Andrew Blechman

Hoofduitgeverij: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

Co Uitgever(s): Atlantic Inc

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

Editie: First Trade Paper Edition

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 14 cm

Product hoogte: 2.50 cm

Product lengte: 20.30 cm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 140 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 17 mm

Verpakking lengte: 210 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 0.30 kg

EAN: 9780802143280

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