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Horses in society : a story of animal breeding and marketing, 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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto [Ont.] :
University of Toronto Press,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| 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 |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442675872 144267587X 1487520360 9781487520366 9786611992026 6611992022 |