How the Chicken Crossed the World by Andrew Lawler

How the Chicken Crossed the World by Andrew Lawler

In a masterful combination of historical sleuthing and journalistic exploration on four continents, Lawler reframes the way we feel and think about all domesticated animals and even nature itself.

'Setting the record straight, Lawler's latest tome recasts the chicken as a "feathered Swiss Army knife" - a bird that has fuelled cultural, economic and scientific growth for several thousand years' Guardian

'Lawler's book goes a long way toward restoring chickens to their respected position within human history and our modern worldBoth chickens and people will benefit as a result' Science

'Science journalist Adrian Lawler explores the chicken's multipronged place in human civilization in his rip-roaring, erudite How the Chicken Crossed the World' Nature

Andrew Lawler is the author of more than a thousand newspaper and magazine articles on subjects ranging from asteroids to zebrafish. He is a contributing writer for Science magazine a contributing editor for Archaeology magazine and has written for National Geographic, Smithsonian, Discover, The New York Times, and several European newspapers. To find out more: andrewlawler.com

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ISBN 13	9780715649978
ISBN 10	0715649973
Title	How the Chicken Crossed the World
Author	Andrew Lawler
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Duckworth Books
Year published	2015-05-07
Number of pages	336
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