Yard birds : the lives and times of America's urban chickens /

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"This book traces the surprisingly long history of chickens as part of the American cityscape and illuminates the resurgent cultural phenomenon of the backyard chicken, taking readers to nineteenth-century urban poultry shows, along a "Tour de Coops," inside zoning battles, and into r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levy, Philip, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Temas:
Chickens as pets > United States > Anecdotes.
Chickens as pets > United States > History > Anecdotes.
Chickens > United States > Anecdotes.
Chickens > United States > History > Anecdotes.
Hens > United States > Anecdotes.
Hens > United States > History > Anecdotes.
Poules > États-Unis > Anecdotes.
Poules > États-Unis > Histoire > Anecdotes.
SCIENCE / Essays
Chickens as pets
Chickens
Hens
United States
Anecdotes
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Kiev's Story
  • 1. "But . . . This Is a City"
  • 2. Hen Fever
  • 3. Confinement and Banishment
  • 4. Hipsters, Humor, Fashion, and Chickens
  • 5. Touring the Coops
  • 6. The Art of Food Security
  • 7. Who Killed Colonel?
  • 8. A Blessing in the Book of Life
  • 9. Viruses Get the Last Word
  • Coda: Here to Stay
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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