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Animals that changed history
—Rahn, Joan Elma, 1929-
1986

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Discusses the effects on history--for better or worse--made by the horse, rat, and beaver....
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Raiders, rulers, and traders : the horse and the rise of empires
—Chaffetz, David, author.
2024

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"A captivating history of civilization that reveals the central role of the horse in culture, commerce, and conquest. No animal is so entangled in hum...
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Birds in the ancient world : winged words
—Mynott, Jeremy, author.
2020

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"Birds pervaded the ancient world. They impressed their physical presence on the daily experience and imaginations of ordinary people in town and coun...
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Animals and us : saving our friends
—Ferretti, Elizabeth, author.
2025

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Fifty animals that changed the course of history
—Chaline, Eric, author.
2015

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"Fifty animals that changed the course of history" is a beautifully illustrated book that uncovers the fascinating stories of fifty creatures great an...
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Historical animals : the dogs, cats, horses, snakes, goats, rats, dragons, bears, elephants, rabbits, and other creatures that changed the world
—Moberg, Julia, author.
2015

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Galloping through history : amazing true horse stories
—MacLeod, Elizabeth, author.
2014

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From the time people first rode horses more than 5,000 years ago, these amazing creatures have changed the way humans live, travel, fight, work, and p...
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The mythical zoo : animals in myth, legend, and literature
—Sax, Boria.
2013

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"From Aesop's Fables to Mockingjay, animals have always played a pivotal role in human culture. Even today, animals wield symbolic powers as varied as...
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A history of the world in 100 animals
—Barnes, Simon, author.
2022

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"Award-winning author Simon Barnes selects the one hundred animals who have had the greatest impact on humanity and on whom humanity has had the great...
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30 animals that made us smarter : stories of the natural world that inspired human ingenuity
—Aryee, Patrick, author.
2022

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"Accompanying a new series of the hit BBC podcast, a fascinating exploration of how the animal world has inspired human progress via new inventions an...
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Why Did The Chicken Cross The World? : The Epic Saga Of The Bird That Powers Civilization
—Lawler, Andrew, author.
2014

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"From ancient empires to modern economics, veteran journalist Andrew Lawler delivers a sweeping history of the animal that has been most crucial to th...
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Why did the chicken cross the world? : the epic saga of the bird that powers civilization
—Lawler, Andrew.
2014

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"From ancient empires to modern economics, veteran journalist Andrew Lawler delivers a sweeping history of the animal that has been most crucial to th...
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Brute souls, happy beasts, and evolution : the historical status of animals
—Preece, Rod, 1939-
2005

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Follow the flock : how sheep shaped human civilization
—Coulthard, Sally, author.
2021

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A survey of the massive impact that the humble and loveable sheep has had on human history. Starting with our Neolithic ancestors' first forays into s...
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Scarlet experiment : birds and humans in America
—Karnicky, Jeffrey, author.
2016

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"Emily Dickinson's poem "Split the Lark" refers to the "scarlet experiment" by which scientists destroy a bird in order to learn more about it. Indeed...
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Game in the garden : a human history of wildlife in Western Canada to 1940
—Colpitts, George, 1964-
2002

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Ren yu shou : yi bu shi jue de li shi = Man & beast : a visual history
(人與獸 : 一部視覺的歷史 = Man & beast : a visual history)
—Boudet, Jacques.
2002

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Fuzz : when nature breaks the law
—Roach, Mary, author.
2021

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"Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post) Mary Roach on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world wh...
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Tamed : ten species that changed our world
—Roberts, Alice, 1973- author.
2018

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Badger
—Justice, Daniel Heath, author.
2015

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