The controversial story of one infamous breed of doga New York Times Bestseller ("Animals" list).
When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed—beloved by Teddy Roosevelt and Helen Keller—come to be known as a brutal fighter? Dickey’s search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York dogfighting pits to early twentieth‑century movie sets, from the battlefields of Gettysburg to struggling urban neighborhoods. In this illuminating story of how a popular breed became demonizedand what role humans have played in the transformationDickey offers us an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs.
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When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed—beloved by Teddy Roosevelt and Helen Keller—come to be known as a brutal fighter? Dickey’s search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York dogfighting pits to early twentieth‑century movie sets, from the battlefields of Gettysburg to struggling urban neighborhoods. In this illuminating story of how a popular breed became demonizedand what role humans have played in the transformationDickey offers us an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs.
Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon
The controversial story of one infamous breed of doga New York Times Bestseller ("Animals" list).
When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed—beloved by Teddy Roosevelt and Helen Keller—come to be known as a brutal fighter? Dickey’s search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York dogfighting pits to early twentieth‑century movie sets, from the battlefields of Gettysburg to struggling urban neighborhoods. In this illuminating story of how a popular breed became demonizedand what role humans have played in the transformationDickey offers us an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs.
When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed—beloved by Teddy Roosevelt and Helen Keller—come to be known as a brutal fighter? Dickey’s search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York dogfighting pits to early twentieth‑century movie sets, from the battlefields of Gettysburg to struggling urban neighborhoods. In this illuminating story of how a popular breed became demonizedand what role humans have played in the transformationDickey offers us an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs.
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ISBN-13: | 9780345803115 |
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Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 04/04/2017 |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 400 |
Sales rank: | 380,668 |
Product dimensions: | 5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d) |
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