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...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Derry, Margaret E. (Margaret Elsinor), 1945-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2006.
Sujets:
1800-1999
Horses > Breeding > History > 19th century.
Horses > Breeding > History > 20th century.
Horse industry > History > 19th century.
Horse industry > History > 20th century.
Horses > Social aspects > History > 19th century.
Horses > Social aspects > History > 20th century.
Chevaux > Élevage > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Chevaux > Élevage > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Chevaux > Industrie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Chevaux > Industrie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Chevaux > Aspect social > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Chevaux > Aspect social > Histoire > 20e siècle.
NATURE > Animals > Horses.
PETS > Horses > General.
HISTORY > North America.
Horse industry
Horses > Breeding
Horses > Social aspects
Electronic books.
History
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Résumé:"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
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442675872
144267587X
1487520360
9781487520366
9786611992026
6611992022

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