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Pigeons : The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird by Andrew D. Blechman (2007, Perfect)

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Pigeons have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of man, they've been used as crucial communicators in war by every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives. Charles Darwin relied heavily on pigeons to help formulate and support his theory of evolution. Yet today they are reviled as "rats with wings." Author Andrew D. Blechman traveled across the United States and Europe to meet with pigeon fanciers and pigeon haters in a quest to find out how we came to misunderstand one of mankind's most helpful and steadfast companions. Pigeons captures a Brooklyn man's quest to win the Main Event (the pigeon world's equivalent of the Kentucky Derby), as well as a convention dedicated to breeding the perfect bird. Blechman participates in a live pigeon shoot where entrants pay $150; he tracks down Mike Tyson, the nation's most famous pigeon lover; he spends time with Queen Elizabeth's Royal Pigeon Handler; and he sheds light on a radical "pro-pigeon underground' in New York City. In Pigeons , Blechman tells for the first time the remarkable story behind this seemingly unremarkable bird.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0802143288
ISBN-13
9780802143280
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59782190

Product Key Features

Book Title
Pigeons : the Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird
Author
Andrew D. Blechman
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Birdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Nature
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Dewey Decimal
598.6/5
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22