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Why Did the Chicken Cross the World? : the Epic Saga of the Bird That Powers Civilization by Andrew Lawler is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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From ancient empires to modern economics, veteran journalist Andrew Lawler delivers a sweeping history of the animal that has been most crucial to the spread of civilization across the globe--the chicken. Queen Victoria was obsessed with it. Socrates' last words were about it. Charles Darwin and Louis Pasteur made their scientific breakthroughs using it. Catholic popes, African shamans, Chinese philosophers, and Muslim mystics praised it. Throughout the history of civilization, humans have embraced it in every form imaginable--as a messenger of the gods, powerful sex symbol, gambling aid, emblem of resurrection, all-purpose medicine, handy research tool, inspiration for bravery, epitome of evil, and, of course, as the star of the world's most famous joke

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Author

Andrew Lawler

Publisher

Gerald Duckworth & Co

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781476729893

Category

history

Subjects

Agriculture, Fiction, Science

Rating

3.64 / 5 (218 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14