| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-196). |
| Contents |
Pigeon's progress -- Invited guests -- Darwin's metaphor -- Hopeful monsters -- Homing -- Hunt and peck -- Escape of the superdoves -- Squab is born -- Urban habitat -- Defining pigeons -- Pigeon mothers -- Origin. |
| Summary |
An evolutionary and cultural history of the pigeon takes readers from the dovecotes of ancient Egypt and trenches of World War I to the pigeon-racing societies and city park benches of the modern world, in an account that explores the pigeon's role as creature that is both wild and dependent on humans. |
| Subject |
Pigeons -- Anecdotes.
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| ISBN |
9780061259166 |
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0061259160 |
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