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What is Farewell to the Horse : a Cultural History about?

A surprising, lively, and erudite history of horse and man, for readers of __The Invention of Nature__ and __The Soul of an Octopus__. Horses and humans share an ancient, profoundly complex relationship. Once our most indispensable companions, horses were for millennia essential in helping build our cities, farms, and industries. But during the twentieth century, in an increasingly mechanized society, they began to disappear from human history. In this esoteric and rich tribute, award-winning historian Ulrich Raulff chronicles the dramatic story of this most spectacular creature, thoroughly examining how they’ve been muses and brothers in arms, neglected and sacrificed in war yet memorialized in paintings, sculpture, and novels—and ultimately marginalized on racetracks and in pony clubs. Elegiac and absorbing, __Farewell to the Horse__ paints a stunning panorama of a world shaped by hooves, and the imprint left on humankind. “A beautiful and thoughtful exploration. . . . __Farewell to the Horse__ is a grown-up, but also lyrical and creative, history book, and I very much enjoyed it.”— James Rebanks, author of the __New York Times__ bestseller __The Shepherd’s Life__

Who reads Farewell to the Horse : a Cultural History?

Author

Ulrich Raulff

Publisher

Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781631494338

Category

science

Subjects

Agriculture, Science, History

Rating

3.9 / 5 (112 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14