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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Lawler, Andrew, author.     Subjects     Chickens -- History.     Civilization -- History.     Animals and civilization -- History.     Human-animal relationships -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Lawler, Andrew, author.       by title:      Why did the chicken ...         MARC Display

Why did the chicken cross the world? : the epic saga of the bird that powers civilization / Andrew Lawler. by Lawler, Andrew, author. New York : Atria Books, c2014. Subjects Chickens -- History.   Civilization -- History.   Animals and civilization -- History.   Human-animal relationships -- History. ISBN:  9781476729893 (hbk.) : 1476729891 (hbk.) Description:  ix, 324 pages ; 24 cm Edition:  First Atria Books hardcover edition. Contents:  1. Nature's Mr. Potato Head -- 2. The carnelian beard -- 3. The healing clutch -- 4. Essential gear -- 5. Thrilla in Manila -- 6. Giants upon the scene -- 7. The harlequin's sword -- 8. The little king -- 9. Feeding Babalu -- 10. Sweater girls of the barnyard -- 11. Gallus archipelago -- 12. The intuitive physicist -- 13. A last cause. Requests:  0 Summary:  "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 [this book], 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--the most successful of all cross-species relationships"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 636.5009 La Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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