Bibliograph

Why did the chicken cross the world?, the epic saga of the bird that powers civilization, Andrew Lawler

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Why did the chicken cross the world?, the epic saga of the bird that powers civilization, Andrew Lawler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-311) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why did the chicken cross the world?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Andrew Lawler

Sub title

the epic saga of the bird that powers civilization

Summary

From ancient empires to modern economics, veteran journalist Andrew Lawler delivers a sweeping history of the animal that has been most crucial to the spread of civilization across the globe--the chicken. Queen Victoria was obsessed with it. Socrates' last words were about it. Charles Darwin and Louis Pasteur made their scientific breakthroughs using it. Catholic popes, African shamans, Chinese philosophers, and Muslim mystics praised it. Throughout the history of civilization, humans have embraced it in every form imaginable--as a messenger of the gods, powerful sex symbol, gambling aid, emblem of resurrection, all-purpose medicine, handy research tool, inspiration for bravery, epitome of evil, and, of course, as the star of the world's most famous joke. In Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?, science writer Andrew Lawler takes us on an adventure from prehistory to the modern era with a fascinating account of the partnership between human and chicken

Target audience

adult

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Epic saga of the bird that powers civilization

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