Mark Derr

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1) How the dog became the dog: from wolves to our best friends

Author

Derr, Mark

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book on CD, eAudiobook, eBook

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Describes the early cooperative relationships between Ice Age humans and dogs as well as human society's later efforts to domesticate and control dog species through reproduction, revealing how dogs and humans impacted each other's evolution.

2) A dog's history of America: how our best friend explored, conquered, and settled a continent

Author

Derr, Mark

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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In this revelatory history, Mark Derr looks at the ways in which we have used canines-as sled dogs and sheepdogs, hounds and Seeing Eye dogs, guard dogs, show dogs, and bomb-sniffing dogs-as he tracks changes in American culture and society. In A Dog's History of America, Derr weaves a remarkable tapestry of heroism, betrayal, tragedy, kindness, abuse, and unique companionship. The result is an enlightening perspective on American history through...

3) Dog's best friend: annals of the dog-human relationship

Author

Derr, Mark

Publisher

H. Holt and Co

Pub. Date

1997.

Language

English

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In Dog's Best Friend, Mark Derr conducts a stylish, humane, often bemused, and highly personal tour of the world of dogs and humans. A sharp-eyed journalist and keen historian with a poet's ear for language, Derr mixes anecdote, solid research, and reportage to produce a work that spans time and cultures, revealing the complexities of our unique bond with canines. Dog's Best Friend first takes us back to prehistoric days when, around the world, small...