Bibliograph

Lesser beasts, a snout-to-tail history of the humble pig, Mark Essig

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Lesser beasts, a snout-to-tail history of the humble pig, Mark Essig

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-295) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lesser beasts

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

893710033

Responsibility statement

Mark Essig

Sub title

a snout-to-tail history of the humble pig

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The magical animal -- Keep it simple -- Out of the wild -- "The pig is impure" -- "Of their flesh shall ye not eat" -- "Monstrosities of luxury" -- The forest pig -- "Swine eat things clean and unclean" -- "The husbandman's best scavenger" -- "All the mountains swarmed with them" -- "A great unkindness for our swine" -- "The benevolent tyranny of the pig" -- "Twenty bushels of corn on four legs" -- "The republic of porkdom" -- "A swinish multitude" -- "A growing prejudice against pork" -- "The other white meat" -- Vices -- "Back to the start" -- Epilogue: Virtuous carnivores

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