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Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig
Lesser Beasts A SnouttoTail History of the Humble Pig
Author: Mark Essig
Unlike other livestock, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: more pigs. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable meat, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic godsend. As historian of science Mark Essig shows in Lesser Beasts, pork has been a crucial st...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465052745
ISBN-10: 0465052746
Publication Date: 5/5/2015
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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