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Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird
Pigeons The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird Author:Andrew D. Blechman Pigeons have been worshiped as fertility goddesses and used as crucial communicators in war by every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States, saving thousands of lives. Yet, without just cause, they are reviled today as rats of the sky. — How did we come to misunderstand one of mankind's most helpful and steadfast ... more »companions? The author traveled across the United States and Europe to meet with pigeon fanciers and pigeon haters in a quest to chronicle the pigen's transformation from beloved friend to feathered outlaw.« less