In Praise of Famous Horses: An A-Z of the Most Celebrated in History and Culture

Magee, Sean

£16.99

An A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. The book’s entries include a wealth of unexpected, fascinating and serendipitous information, from horse-slang phrases to horses in British pub signs, and from the horse in advertising to the horse as a food item.

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Publish Date: 01/10/2020

Description

Horses is an A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. The book’s entries include a wealth of unexpected, fascinating and serendipitous information, from horse-slang phrases to horses in British pub signs, and from the horse in advertising to the horse as a food item. Themes such as the horse in warfare and the horse in folklore abound.

These features add up to a richly satisfying accumulation of information about the horse’s role in human culture and society over two millennia. Horses will not only be a helpful reference source and congenial bedside book for those who work with or enjoy horses, but also a satisfying and browsable companion for the inquisitive general reader.

Additional information

Weight 380 g
Dimensions 218 × 140 × 28 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

x, 246

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

636.1003 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K