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The horse : a galloping history of humanity / Timothy C.Winegard.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Winegard, Timothy C. (Timothy Charles), 1977- author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Horses--History.
Horses.
Animals and civilization.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xx, 519 pages) : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
New York : Dutton, [2024]
Contents:
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.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Print version record.
Other Format:
Print version: Winegard, Timothy C. (Timothy Charles), 1977- Horse.
ISBN:
9780593186091
0593186095
Publisher Number:
40032406774
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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