Horses in Society : A Story of Animal Breeding and Marketing Culture, 1800-1920 /

"Horses in Society is the story of horse production in the United States, Britain, and Canada at the height of the species' usefulness, the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Margaret E. Derry shows how horse breeding practices used during this period to heighten the value of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Derry, Margaret E. (Margaret Elsinor), 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Horses > Social aspects.
Horses > Breeding.
Horse industry.
HISTORY > North America.
PETS > Horses > General.
NATURE > Animals > Horses.
Chevaux > Aspect social > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Chevaux > Aspect social > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Chevaux > Industrie > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Chevaux > Industrie > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Chevaux > Élevage > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Chevaux > Élevage > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Horses > Social aspects > History > 20th century.
Horses > Social aspects > History > 19th century.
Horse industry > History > 20th century.
Horse industry > History > 19th century.
Horses > Breeding > History > 20th century.
Horses > Breeding > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Horses in Society is the story of horse production in the United States, Britain, and Canada at the height of the species' usefulness, the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Margaret E. Derry shows how horse breeding practices used during this period to heighten the value of the animals in the marketplace incorporated an intriguing cross section of influences, including Mendelism, eugenics, and Darwinism."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (304 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781442675872

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