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Author Grier, Katherine C., 1953-

Title Pets in America : a history / Katherine C. Grier.

Publication Info. Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, [2006]
©2006

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  SF411.36.U6 G75 2006    Available  ---
Description ix, 377 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: a modern pet owner -- A natural history of pets -- At home with animals -- A dog obituary of 1866: the life and death of Ponto -- The bunnie states of America -- The domestic ethic of kindness to animals -- The edges of pet keeping and its dilemmas -- A pet in every home -- Buying for your best friend -- Epilogue: one view on pets in modern America.
Subject Pets -- United States -- History.
Pets.
United States.
History.
Human-animal relationships -- United States -- History.
Human-animal relationships.
ISBN 0807829900 cloth alkaline paper
Standard No. 9780807829905