That Yankee Cat: The Maine Coon

by Marilis Hornidge

Overview

Replete with new photographs and new information, this update of Marilis Hornidge's classic discusses the Maine Coon Cat from the tufts on his ears right down to his feathered toes. Her lively discussion of the maine Coon Cat from the tufts on his ears right down to his feathered toes. Her lively discussion of the origins of the Maine Coon, along with anecdotes from owners and a gallery of photos, accompanies in-depth information on breed standards, showing Maine Coons, health issues, breeding, general care, and cat psychology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684751235
Publisher:	Down East Books
Publication date:	01/02/2024
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	120
Sales rank:	500,200
Product dimensions:	5.95(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Marilis Hornidge contributed to various New England newspapers and magazines, was president of the Midcoast Chapter of Maine Media Women, and was the author of the children's book Christmas Tales from the Waldoboro Library.She died in 2011.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	i
	Introduction	iii
1	Whence Came the Cat?	1
2	Who Helped the Cat?	10
3	Here is the Cat	23
4	Whither Goeth the Cat?	45
5	Tales of the Cat	61
6	On Peaceful Coexistence	77
7	The Home Paramedic and the Impatient Patient	92
	Epilogue	101
	Appendix	102

Editorial Reviews

If there is any information regarding the Maine Coon that Hornidge has not located, authenticated, corroborated, validated, certified, and presented, one would be hard put to imagine what it might be.

Cats

"Essential for anyone who has fawned over a cat with ear tufts, a neck ruff, ‘britches,’ or a glorious banner-like tail."

Cat Fanciers Almanac