The History of the World in Fifty Dogs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Mackenzi.

Contributor:

Eriksson, Petra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dog owners--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Abrams, Inc., 2019.

Summary:

Most dog lovers know Fido and Laika, but how about Martha, Paul McCartney's Old English Sheepdog? Or Peritas, Alexander the Great's trusted canine companion? As long as there have been humans, those humans have had beloved companions--their dogs. From the ancient Egyptians mummifying their pups, to the Indian legend of the king who refused to enter the afterlife unless his dog was allowed there too, to the modern meme and popularity of terms like the corgi sploot, humans are undeniably obsessed with their dogs. Told in short, illustrated essays that are interspersed with both historical and canine factoids, The History of the World in Fifty Dogs brings to life some of history's most memorable moments through the stories of the dogs that saw them happen.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Dog Domestication: A Short Introduction to the Notorious D.O.G.

Bark Like an Egyptian: Abuwtiyuw, History's First Recorded Dog with a Name

The Xoloitzcuintli: She Is Beauty, She Is Grace, She Will Lead You to the Underworld in Spite of Her Weird Face

Panhu Makes Fetch Happen: Chinese Mythology's Original Ancestor

Argos, the Loyal Dog of the Odyssey: Western Literature's First Dead Dog

All Dogs Go to Heaven: King Yudhisthira and the Dog of the Mahābhārata

Peritas the Great: The Somewhat Mythical Dog of Alexander the Great

Imperial China's Adorable Mace: The Pekingese and Other Lion Dogs of China

The Dog King of Norway Has No Idea What He's Doing: Scandinavia's Mythical History of Ruff Regents

St. Roch, the Patron Saint of Dogs: Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Treats

Donchadh, Robert the Bruce's Loyal Hound: Unintentionally Becomes Dog the Bounty Hunter

Conquistadogs! In Which Dogs Are Forced to Be Complicit in Colonialism

Tinker Tailor Soldier Pug: How One Dog Stopped a Royal Assassination

Urian the Greyhound: One Dog Chomps the Catholic Church

Game of Bones: The Dogs of the English Civil War

The Gravity of the Situation: In Which Isaac Newton's Dog Almost Ruins Everything

The Dog Shogun: Protecting the Strays of Japan

I Want Brandy! Barry and the Rescue Dogs of St. Bernard Pass

"If You Want a Friend in Washington, Get a Dog": First Pups in the White House

Fortune the Pug: Napoleon Bonaparte Has a Bone to Pick with Dogs

Woofers Go West! Lewis, Clark, and Their Newfoundland, Seaman, Lead the Corps of Discovery

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Pet: Lord Byron's Dog Botswain, and Also, What Was the Romantic Movement?

The Brown Dog Affair: Or, JFC Let's Stop Experimenting on Animals.

Greyfriars Bobby: And Other Loyal Dog Tails

Semper Fido: How "Fido" Became Synonymous with "Dog"

Adopt Don't Shop! Caroline Earle White Founds America's First Animal Shelters

"Hello? Yes, This Is Dog": How Alexander Graham Bell's Dog Helped Invent the Telephone

They See Me Rollin': Bud Nelson and the First Cross-Country Road Trip in the United States

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax . . . and Used It to Chop Up Treats for Her Boston Terriers

National Bark Ranger: John Muir and Stickeen, Partners in Adventure

The Pawscar Goes To . . . : Dogs in the Movies

My Bark Will Go On: Dogs on the Titanic

A Small History of Therapy Dogs: How Does That Make You Feel?

The Dogs of War, Part I: The Canine Combatants of World War I

Russia's Last Royal Dogs: Although the Tsar Did Not Survive, One Dogter May Be Still Alive

The War of the Stray Dog: Or, the Curious Incident of the Dog in the War-time

Dire Wolves Against Diphtheria: Togo, Balto, and the Great Race of Mercy to Save Nome, Alaska

Her Majesty's Corgis: How These Furry Potatoes Became the Symbol of the British Crown

America's First Seeing-Eye Dog: The Walk That Changed History

Reservoir Dog: The Hoover Dam's Four-Legged Mascot

Hitler's Talking Dog Army: It Did Not Pan Out

You Call This Barkaeology?! Robot the Dog Discovers the Lascaux Cave Paintings

The Dogs of War, Part II: The Pupper Privates of World War II

DOGS! IN! SPAAAAACE! How Dogs Took Man to Space

Martha, My Dear! Beatlemania's First Dog

I Can Has Racial Equality? Nelson Mandela and His Dog, Gompo

The Canine Rescue Teams of 9/11: Each One Gooder Than the Last

Furgin Birth: How Snuppy Became the World's First Cloned Dog

Slum Dog Mountaineer: From Homeless Stray to the First Dog to Climb Mt. Everest

Dying Breeds: Extinct Dog Breeds in History

Selected Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781683357636

1683357639

OCLC:

1121133655