Summary
"A CAT'S TALE is a history of feline kind: its origins, the evolution of the relationship with their human companions, and the surprising ways in which feline history parallels that of humanity. From the prehistoric Felis (a large mammal from which all domestic cats have descended) to ancient Egypti... Full description
Summary: |
"A CAT'S TALE is a history of feline kind: its origins, the evolution of the relationship with their human companions, and the surprising ways in which feline history parallels that of humanity. From the prehistoric Felis (a large mammal from which all domestic cats have descended) to ancient Egyptian cat goddess, key cats of the Enlightenment to swashbuckling pirate felines and infamous American tabbies, the story of catkind is told here in its totality"-- |
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Physical Description: |
xvii, 265 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781250217721 1250217725 |
Author Notes: |
Dr. Paul Koudounaris has a PhD in art history from UCLA and an international speaking career, and he is one of the world's most popular historians of the eccentric, ephemeral, and macabre. A beloved fixture in the cat appreciation community, he is annually a speaker at the world's largest cat convention, CatCon, with more than 20,000 attendees. Vice , LA Weekly , Brooklyn Paper , and the Las Vegas Review-Journal have all covered Dr. Koudounaris's cat-related scholarship and photography. |