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Unveiling the truth behind pit bull stigmatization.

"Pit Bull" is a book that could change your perspective on one of the most misunderstood dog breeds. Bronwen Dickey dives deep into cultural history, showing how human behavior shaped the pit bull's image from wartime hero to feared canine. If you love dogs, or just enjoy a story that challenges misconceptions with compassion and facts, this exploration of the American pit bull stands out as a moving and educational read.

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ISBN: 9780307961761
Authors: Bronwen Dickey
Publisher: Knopf
Date of Publication: 2016-05-10
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Politics, Science, Nature, Sociology, History
Goodreads rating: 4.37
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The hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs—and what role humans have played in the transformation. When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate, timid pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed—beloved by Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and Hollywood’s “Little Rascals”—come to be known as a brutal fighter? Her search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York City dogfighting pits—the cruelty of which drew the attention of the recently formed ASPCA—to early twentieth‑century movie sets, where pit bulls cavorted with Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton; from the battlefields of Gettysburg and the Marne, where pit bulls earned presidential recognition, to desolate urban neighborhoods where the dogs were loved, prized—and sometimes brutalized. Whether through love or fear, hatred or devotion, humans are bound to the history of the pit bull. With unfailing thoughtfulness, compassion, and a firm grasp of scientific fact, Dickey offers us a clear-eyed portrait of this extraordinary breed, and an insightful view of Americans’ relationship with their dogs.
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Unveiling the truth behind pit bull stigmatization.

"Pit Bull" is a book that could change your perspective on one of the most misunderstood dog breeds. Bronwen Dickey dives deep into cultural history, showing how human behavior shaped the pit bull's image from wartime hero to feared canine. If you love dogs, or just enjoy a story that challenges misconceptions with compassion and facts, this exploration of the American pit bull stands out as a moving and educational read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.