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GUSN-146730
ix, 377 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Pets History.
Human-animal relationships History.
Animals, Domestic
Bonding, Human-Pet
Grier, Katherine C., 1953-
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.
Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press
ix, 377 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes many photographs courtesy of Historic New England.
0807829900 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780807829905 (cloth : alk. paper)
Stacks SF411.36 U6 G75 2006
United States
United States.
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