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Pit Bull : The Battle over an American Icon by Bronwen Dickey (2016, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100307961761
ISBN-139780307961761
eBay Product ID (ePID)219157962
Product Key Features
Book TitlePit Bull : the Battle over an American Icon
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicDogs / Breeds, Popular Culture, Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals, Dogs / General
IllustratorYes
GenrePets, Social Science, Science
AuthorBronwen Dickey
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight24.5 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-033292
Reviews"The 'pit bull' is a legend, a fear, an exaggeration, a bête noire. Bronwen Dickey does this misunderstood animal the great service of looking beyond the myth. What she finds are dogs who deserve better than we've been giving them." --Alexandra Horowitz, author, Inside of a Dog "The pit bull is truly America's Dog, and few breeds are surrounded with as much mythology, fear and misinformation. Bronwen Dickey has written the first comprehensive explanation of how the bull terrier of the gentry transformed nearly overnight into the chained-up hellhound of the underclass. This book gets to the cultural roots of the 'demon dog' fantasy and helps us understand that the stories we tell about pit bulls are really stories about violence, class and repressed rage. Dickey is a consummate reporter and a brilliant incisive writer who has given us a book about far more than dogs." --Tom Zoellner, author, Train: Riding the Rails that Created the Modern World, "A thoughtful examination of pit bulls and an intense look at ourselves and society. Dickey adeptly scrutinizes the science used to condemn pit bulls to separate fact from fiction and thus weaves a narrative that artfully relays both the hard science and the emotion of the pit bull issue... This exceptional, thoroughly researched, and expertly written work is a must." -- Library Journal (starred review) "The 'pit bull' is a legend, a fear, an exaggeration, a bête noire. Bronwen Dickey does this misunderstood animal the great service of looking beyond the myth. What she finds are dogs who deserve better than we've been giving them." --Alexandra Horowitz, author, Inside of a Dog "Bronwen Dickey set out to write about a single dog breed, but by investigating what happened to pit bulls she ended up writing about our whole crazy culture. Her quest began almost accidentally, when she acquired a pit bull that was nothing like its vicious stereotype. Curious, she discovered that the breed had once been an American favorite. Remember the RCA Victrola dog? It was a pit bull. So was the lovable mascot Pete the Pup in the immensely popular Our Gang movies in the 1930s. How had this symbol of friendliness and reliability become so feared that people fled when she walked her dog on the street? This beautifully assembled tale of how the pit bull was transformed into a demon perfectly captures a disquieting strain of hysteria in our national life. It's the rare dog story that tells us as much about people as about dogs." --Charles C. Mann, author, 1491 "Bronwen Dickey's book is a marvelously compelling read, both perfectly modulated and passionate without being strident, and completely eye-opening. She is a damn good writer, and the book is full of eloquent, sharp, clear, knowledge-bearing sentences that convinced me while they also broke down my easy and long-held assumptions. An impressive debut." --Richard Bausch, author, Wives and Lovers "Pit Bull tells how 'America's Dog' morphed into 'America's nightmare.' Ms. Dickey's scrupulous, encyclopedic research pretty well proves that harmless pets have been scapegoated to feed our fears. Pit Bull is a fascinating, complex story of canine genetics, media missteps and an appalling national willingness to kill poor peoples' dogs." --Donald McCaig, author, Mr. and Mrs. Dog "Bronwen Dickey writes so well, with such understated elegance. I spent a lifetime afraid of pit bulls, hating creatures that came to me through newspapers and the media, until I read this book." --Pat Conroy, author, The Prince of Tides "The pit bull is truly America's Dog, and few breeds are surrounded with as much mythology, fear and misinformation. Bronwen Dickey has written the first comprehensive explanation of how the bull terrier of the gentry transformed nearly overnight into the chained-up hellhound of the underclass. This book gets to the cultural roots of the 'demon dog' fantasy and helps us understand that the stories we tell about pit bulls are really stories about violence, class and repressed rage. Dickey is a consummate reporter and a brilliant incisive writer who has given us a book about far more than dogs." --Tom Zoellner, author, Train: Riding the Rails that Created the Modern World "This is one of the best dog books you will ever read. But, it is also about the big stuff - the moral status of animals, the science of nature and nurture, the role of race in our culture. In Pit Bull, Bronwen Dickey weaves a tale in which the most divisive of animal issues becomes a metaphor for deep-seated conflicts in American society." --Hal Herzog, author, Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat, "A thoughtful examination of pit bulls and an intense look at ourselves and society. Dickey adeptly scrutinizes the science used to condemn pit bulls to separate fact from fiction and thus weaves a narrative that artfully relays both the hard science and the emotion of the pit bull issue... This exceptional, thoroughly researched, and expertly written work is a must." -- Library Journal (starred review) "[Dickey] illuminates many of the facts and exposes many of the myths surrounding pit bulls and dogs in general... Dickey''s immersive and illuminating work deserves a wide audience." -- Publishers Weekly "The ''pit bull'' is a legend, a fear, an exaggeration, a bête noire. Bronwen Dickey does this misunderstood animal the great service of looking beyond the myth. What she finds are dogs who deserve better than we''ve been giving them." --Alexandra Horowitz, author, Inside of a Dog "Bronwen Dickey set out to write about a single dog breed, but by investigating what happened to pit bulls she ended up writing about our whole crazy culture. Her quest began almost accidentally, when she acquired a pit bull that was nothing like its vicious stereotype. Curious, she discovered that the breed had once been an American favorite. Remember the RCA Victrola dog? It was a pit bull. So was the lovable mascot Pete the Pup in the immensely popular Our Gang movies in the 1930s. How had this symbol of friendliness and reliability become so feared that people fled when she walked her dog on the street? This beautifully assembled tale of how the pit bull was transformed into a demon perfectly captures a disquieting strain of hysteria in our national life. It''s the rare dog story that tells us as much about people as about dogs." --Charles C. Mann, author, 1491 "Bronwen Dickey''s book is a marvelously compelling read, both perfectly modulated and passionate without being strident, and completely eye-opening. She is a damn good writer, and the book is full of eloquent, sharp, clear, knowledge-bearing sentences that convinced me while they also broke down my easy and long-held assumptions. An impressive debut." --Richard Bausch, author, Wives and Lovers "Pit Bull tells how ''America''s Dog'' morphed into ''America''s nightmare.'' Ms. Dickey''s scrupulous, encyclopedic research pretty well proves that harmless pets have been scapegoated to feed our fears. Pit Bull is a fascinating, complex story of canine genetics, media missteps and an appalling national willingness to kill poor peoples'' dogs." --Donald McCaig, author, Mr. and Mrs. Dog "Bronwen Dickey writes so well, with such understated elegance. I spent a lifetime afraid of pit bulls, hating creatures that came to me through newspapers and the media, until I read this book." --Pat Conroy, author, The Prince of Tides "The pit bull is truly America''s Dog, and few breeds are surrounded with as much mythology, fear and misinformation. Bronwen Dickey has written the first comprehensive explanation of how the bull terrier of the gentry transformed nearly overnight into the chained-up hellhound of the underclass. This book gets to the cultural roots of the ''demon dog'' fantasy and helps us understand that the stories we tell about pit bulls are really stories about violence, class and repressed rage. Dickey is a consummate reporter and a brilliant incisive writer who has given us a book about far more than dogs." --Tom Zoellner, author, Train: Riding the Rails that Created the Modern World "This is one of the best dog books you will ever read. But, it is also about the big stuff - the moral status of animals, the science of nature and nurture, the role of race in our culture. In Pit Bull, Bronwen Dickey weaves a tale in which the most divisive of animal issues becomes a metaphor for deep-seated conflicts in American society." --Hal Herzog, author, Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat
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Dewey Decimal636.755/9
SynopsisThe hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs--and what role humans have played in the transformation. When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate, timid pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed--beloved by Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and Hollywood's "Little Rascals"--come to be known as a brutal fighter? Her search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York City dogfighting pits--the cruelty of which drew the attention of the recently formed ASPCA--to early twentieth-century movie sets, where pit bulls cavorted with Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton; from the battlefields of Gettysburg and the Marne, where pit bulls earned presidential recognition, to desolate urban neighborhoods where the dogs were loved, prized--and sometimes brutalized. Whether through love or fear, hatred or devotion, humans are bound to the history of the pit bull. With unfailing thoughtfulness, compassion, and a firm grasp of scientific fact, Dickey offers us a clear-eyed portrait of this extraordinary breed, and an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs., The hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs-and what role humans have played in the transformation. When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate, timid pit bull. Which made her wonder- How had the breed-beloved by Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and Hollywood's "Little Rascals"-come to be known as a brutal fighter? Her search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York City dogfighting pits-the cruelty of which drew the attention of the recently formed ASPCA-to early twentiethcentury movie sets, where pit bulls cavorted with Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton; from the battlefields of Gettysburg and the Marne, where pit bulls earned presidential recognition, to desolate urban neighborhoods where the dogs were loved, prized-and sometimes brutalized. Whether through love or fear, hatred or devotion, humans are bound to the history of the pit bull. With unfailing thoughtfulness, compassion, and a firm grasp of scientific fact, Dickey offers us a clear-eyed portrait of this extraordinary breed, and an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs.
LC Classification NumberSF429.P58
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- Aug 31, 2016
Fascinating, every page!
There is so much more to this book than what I thought there was. I was surprised at all the things I learned from it. I haven't been into reading for over 10 years but I couldn't put this book down and never wanted it to end. It flowed from one subject to another and covered so many things I never even thought about that makes me love this breed even more. I have my second Pit Bull and have been very interested in all things about them and while reading this book I started realizing just how much I didn't know. If you like Pit Bulls, and especially if you don't, you need to read this book. It's fascinating, and you'll wish it would never end.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Aug 22, 2018
Love the Pittie, love the book!!!!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 05, 2020
Muito bom!
Atendeu as expectativasVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
