Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon
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The controversial story of one infamous breed of dog--a 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 demonized--and what role humans have played in the transformation--Dickey offers us an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0345803116
ISBN13:9780345803115
Release Date:April 2017
Publisher:Vintage
Length:400 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.1" x 7.9"
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Loved it!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 6 years ago
Full of information and stories of why people love these dogs. Amazing read for a BSL warrior
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