Pigeons : the fascinating saga of the world's most revered and reviled bird
Blechman, Andrew D.2006
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They have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of man, they have been crucial to wartime communications for every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States.
Main title:
Pigeons : the fascinating saga of the world's most revered and reviled bird / by Andrew D. Blechman
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Imprint:
St Lucia University of Queensland Press 2006
Collation:
239 p.
Contents:
Pigeonholed - Old cocks - Through rain, sleet, and ... a hail of bullets - Drs. Frankenstein - Evolution, peapods, and pigeons - Dr. Pigeon, I presume? - Pull! - Inside the cuckoo clock - Flying rats - Mike and me Great expectations - The old bird's birds - The breast farm - The main event - They had no choice.
ISBN:
9780702236419 (pbk)
Dewey class:
598.65 PIG
Local class:
598.65
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
77603
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 598.65 PIG | Available |