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Author Derry, Margaret E. (Margaret Elsinor), 1945-

Title Horses in society : a story of animal breeding and marketing, 1800-1920 / Margaret E. Derry.

Publication Info. Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Modern purebred breeding : a scientific or cultural method? -- 2. Light horse -- 3. Heavy horse -- 4. Farmer's horse -- 5. Finding horses for the British army -- 6. American horses and war : a national and international issue -- 7. Canada's equine war effort : a story of conflicting interests -- 8. Understanding heredity : the 1890 report of the British Royal Commission on horse breeding -- 9. Producing better horses in the United States : attempts to control fraudulent activity and market share -- 10. Canadian experience in horse regulation : continental and national concerns -- 11. Aspects of a pervasive horse culture in society -- 12. Conclusion.
Summary "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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Subject Horses -- Breeding -- History -- 19th century.
Horses -- Breeding.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Horses -- Breeding -- History -- 20th century.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Horse industry -- History -- 19th century.
Horse industry.
Horse industry -- History -- 20th century.
Horses -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century.
Horses -- Social aspects.
Horses.
Horses -- Social aspects -- History -- 20th century.
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Derry, Margaret Elsinor, 1945- Horses in society. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2006 9780802091123 (DLC) 2007271760 (OCoLC)62535722
ISBN 9781442675872 (electronic book)
144267587X (electronic book)
0802091121
9780802091123