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9780802143280

Pigeons The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird

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  • ISBN13:

    9780802143280

  • ISBN10:

    0802143288

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-10-10
  • Publisher: Grove Press
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Summary

Worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace, pigeons have advanced the course of science and civilization and have saved thousands of lives. Yet today they are reviled as rats with wings. How did we come to misunderstand one of mankind's most steadfast companions? In Pigeons, Andrew D. Blechman travels across the United States and Europe, deep into the weird and wonderful world of fanaticism. From a major race to a contest with thousands of bizarre and beautiful show birds, and from a live pigeon shoot to the nation's oldest and biggest squab farm, he chronicles the bird's transformation from beloved friend to feathered outlaw. You'll never look at a pigeon the same way again. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Pigeonholedp. 1
Old Cocksp. 19
Through Rain, Sleet, and...a Hail of Bulletsp. 30
Drs. Frankensteinp. 40
Evolution, Peapods, and Pigeonsp. 50
Dr. Pigeon, I Presume?p. 61
Pull!p. 73
Inside the Cuckoo Clockp. 103
Flying Ratsp. 129
Mike and Mep. 164
Great Expectationsp. 181
The Old Bird's Birdsp. 194
The Breast Farmp. 211
The Main Eventp. 223
They Had No Choicep. 231
Acknowledgmentsp. 237
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