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  • General Custer, Libbie Custer and Their Dogs

    A Passion for Hounds, from the Civil War to Little Bighorn

    by Brian Patrick Duggan ...
    Series series Dogs in Our World
    General George Armstrong Custer and his wife, Libbie Custer, were wholehearted dog lovers. At the time of his death at Little Bighorn, they owned a rollicking pack of 40 hunting dogs, including Scottish Deerhounds, Russian Wolfhounds, Greyhounds and Foxhounds. Told from a dog owner's perspective, this biography covers their first dogs during the Civil War and in Texas; hunting on the Kansas and ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Horror Dogs

    Man's Best Friend as Movie Monster

    by Brian Patrick Duggan ...
    Series series Dogs in Our World
    How did beloved movie dogs become man-killers like Cujo and his cinematic pack-mates? For the first time, here is the fascinating history of canines in horror movies and why our best friends were (and are still) painted as malevolent. Stretching back into Classical mythology, treacherous hounds are found only sporadically in art and literature until the appearance of cinema's first horror dog, ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Dog of the Decade

    Breed Trends and What They Mean in America

    by Deborah Thompson, Brian Patrick Duggan ...
    Series series Dogs in Our World
    What do dogs mean in America? How do Americans make meaning through their dogs? The United States has long expressed its cultural unconscious through canine iconography. Through our dogs, we figure out what we're thinking and who we are, representing by proxy the things that we don't quite want to recognize in ourselves. Often, it's a specific breed or type of dog that serves as an informal ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Beware of Dog

    How Media Portrays the Aggressive Canine

    by Melissa Crawley, Brian Patrick Duggan ...
    Series series Dogs in Our World
    For many of us, the only way we meet "dangerous" dogs is through news reports about vicious attacks, and films and TV shows that feature out-of-control versions of man's best friend. But there's more to the Bad Dog's story than sensational headlines and movie beasts. A deeper look at these representations reveals a villain much closer to home.This book takes the reader on a rich journey through ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Dogs of the Railways

    Canine Guardians, Companions and Mascots Since the 19th Century

    by Jill Lenk Schilp, Brian Patrick Duggan ...
    Series series Dogs in Our World
    This is the story of the vagabond canines that hopped on railroads across the United States, often becoming celebrities and national heroes. Chapters introduce canines like Owney, guardian of the railway mail service; Fala, FDR's beloved dog and train-companion; Annie, the Colorado railway ambassador; the K9 patrols who watch over the tracks; and many more.As railroads were changing America, these ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • I'm Not Single, I Have a Dog

    Dating Tales from the Bark Side

    by Susan Hartzler, Brian Patrick Duggan ...
    Series series Dogs in Our World
    At age 60, Susan Hartzler has learned to accept, even love, the single life, provided she has good friends and a dog or two by her side. Always attracted to the quintessential bad boy with his good looks and charming ways, she was sure she could change "the one" into a devoted partner and loving father, but her compulsive giving and fixing behaviors went hand in hand with her disappointing and ... Read more

    $11.89 USD

  • Dogs in Health Care

    Pioneering Animal-Human Partnerships

    by Jill Lenk Schilp, Brian Patrick Duggan ...
    Series series Dogs in Our World
     Dogs have a storied history in health care, and the human-animal relationship has been used in the field for decades. Certain dogs have improved and advanced the field of health care in myriad ways. This book presents the stories of these pioneer dogs, from the mercy dogs of World War I, to the medicine-toting sled dogs Togo and Balto, to today's therapy dogs. More than the dogs themselves, this ... Read more

    $16.39 USD