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. 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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An intriguing study of pigeons and the people who both love and loathe them provides a close up look at the natural history of this ubiquitous bird journeying across the u s and europe to explore the world of pigeon racing and breeding the radical pro pigeon underground in new york city the br Uiterlijk 4 december in huis .. MEER INFO

A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching

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Part field guide part history part ornithology primer and altogether fun fact pigeons are amazing and until recently humans adored them we ve kept them as pets held pigeon beauty contests raced them used them to carry messages over battlefields harvested their poop to fertilize our cro Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 december 2007

Aantal pagina's: 256

Ebook Formaat: Adobe ePub

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Hoofdauteur: Andrew Blechman

Hoofduitgeverij: Grove Press

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

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Editie: 1

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EAN: 9781555846008

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