In Praise of Famous Horses

In Praise of Famous Horses
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Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 9781474610810
ISBN-13 : 1474610811
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Book Synopsis In Praise of Famous Horses by : Sean Magee

Download or read book In Praise of Famous Horses written by Sean Magee and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horses is an A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. The book's entries include a wealth of unexpected, fascinating and serendipitous information, from horse-slang phrases to horses in British pub signs, and from the horse in advertising to the horse as a food item. Themes such as the horse in warfare and the horse in folklore abound. These features add up to a richly satisfying accumulation of information about the horse's role in human culture and society over two millennia. Horses will not only be a helpful reference source and congenial bedside book for those who work with or enjoy horses, but also a satisfying and browsable companion for the inquisitive general reader.


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