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Author Grier, Katherine C., 1953-

Title Pets in America : a history / Katherine C. Grier.

Publication Info. Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, [2006]
©2006

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  636.088 GRIER    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  636.088 G848P    Check Shelf
Description ix, 377 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-363) and index.
Contents Introduction: A modern pet owner -- A natural history of pets -- At home with animals -- A dog obituary of 1866. The life and death of Ponto -- The bunnie states of America -- The domestic ethic of kindness to animals -- The edges of pet keeping and its dilemmas -- A pet in every home -- Buying for your best friend -- Epilogue: One view on pets in modern America.
Subject Pets -- United States -- History.
Human-animal relationships -- United States -- History.
ISBN 0807829900
Standard No. 9780807829905
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