The horse a galloping history of humanity
"From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the incredible story of how the horse shaped human history"--
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Dutton,
[2024]
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| 100 | 1 | |a Winegard, Timothy C. |q (Timothy Charles), |d 1977- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The horse : |b a galloping history of humanity / |c Timothy C.Winegard. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Dutton, |c [2024] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2024 | |
| 300 | |a xx, 519 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Everything equus: Taxonomy and terminology -- Introduction -- Part I: Early interactions. The dawn of the horse: equine evolution and bone wars -- Straight from the horse's mouth: I am the grass, let me work -- Eat like a horse: human hunting and vanishing habitats -- Hold your horses: steppes of domestication and the agricultural revolution -- A horse by any other name: the Indo-European domination of Eurasia -- Part II: Forge of empires. Behold a pale horse: apocalyptic chariots and imperial ambitions -- Riders on the storm: cavalry, assyrians, libraries, and scythians -- The education of Alexander: academia and empires -- My kingdom for a horse: the hitched fates of the Chinese and Roman empires -- Dark horses: feudal knights and contending faiths -- Road apples: the medieval agricultural revolution and the making of modern Europe -- Part III: Global trails. Shuttling the Silk Roads: Mongol hordes and Eurasian markets -- The return of the native: the horse and the Columbian exchange -- Big dogs of the Great Plains: horses, bison, and the downfall of Indigenous peoples -- Spiritual machines: the supremacy of the horse -- The final draft: war, mechanization, and medicine -- Equus rising: wild horses, therapeutic healing, and worldwide sports -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Selected bibliography -- Notes -- Index. | |
| 520 | |a "From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the incredible story of how the horse shaped human history"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Horses |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Animals and civilization. | |
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