The Natural History of Unicorns: An Intellectual Detective Story Tracing the Legend to Real Animals - Couverture souple

Lavers, Chris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060874155 ISBN 13 : 9780060874155

Editeur : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2010

Synopsis

“Lavers keeps his intellectual detective story passionate and suspenseful.”
— Washington Post Book World

 

From Biblical stories about virgins to adventures with Harry Potter, unicorns have enchanted people for millennia. In the endlessly fascinating The Natural History of Unicorns, author Chris Lavers ingeniously traces the legend of this mysterious creature to the real people, places, and animals that have influenced its story.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Chris Lavers is senior lecturer in natural history in the School of Geography, University of Nottingham. He is the author of Why Elephants Have Big Ears, and he lives in Nottingham, England.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Where did the unicorn come from and how was it accepted for so long as a part of the animal kingdom? Chris Lavers argues that although the unicorn of our imagination isn’t real, traces of its character can be found in existing species. In this lively and vivid exploration of the natural world, Lavers follows the beast’s trail to the plateaus of India and into the jungles of Africa to unearth the flesh and blood ancestors of our iconic unicorn—and, along the way, he introduces the peoples, historians, explorers, traders, and scientists who steadfastly believed.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060874155
• ISBN 13: 9780060874155
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 272
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