In Praise Of Famous Horses An A Z Of The Most Celebrated In History Culture Myth Sport

Author : Sean Magee
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1474610811
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book In Praise of Famous Horses written by Sean Magee and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 191 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.