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by Mark Derr (Author)

A comprehensive, humane, and bemused tour of the dog-human relationship, Dog's Best Friend combines anecdote, research, and reportage to illuminate our complex rapport with our cherished canine companions. Tracking our national obsession with an animal that now outnumbers children in American households, Mark Derr chronicles the evolution of "the culture of the dog" from the prehistoric domestication of tamed wolves to the modern horrors of overbreeding and inbreeding.

Passionate about his subject and intent on sharing his zeal, Derr defends dogs with wit and flare, producing here a quirky, informative, and fitting tribute to our love affair with canines big and small.

Author Biography

Mark Derr is the author of Some Kind of Paradise, a critically acclaimed social and environmental history of Florida; The Frontiersman: The Real Life and the Many Legends of Davy Crockett: and the forthcoming A Dog's History of America. His articles have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Natural History, Audubon, and the New York Times. He lives in Miami Beach.

Number of Pages: 380
Dimensions: 0.85 x 9.04 x 6.04 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 2004
  • Name : Dog's Best Friend: Annals of the Dog-Human Relationship - Paperback
  • Vendor : BooksCloud
  • Type : Books
  • Manufacturing : 2025 / 09 / 23
  • Barcode : 9780226142807
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