Author: George Michael James GilesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
A Handbook of the Gnats of Mosquitoes
Author: George Michael James GilesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
A Handbook of the gnats or mosquitoes giving the anatomy and life history of the Culcidae
Author: George Michael James GilesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
The Mosquito
Author: Timothy C. WinegardPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524743437
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
**The instant New York Times bestseller.** *An international bestseller.* Finalist for the Lane Anderson Award Finalist for the RBC Taylor Award “Hugely impressive, a major work.”—NPR A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity’s fate Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its global domination? What has protected the lives of popes for millennia? Why did Scotland surrender its sovereignty to England? What was George Washington's secret weapon during the American Revolution? The answer to all these questions, and many more, is the mosquito. Across our planet since the dawn of humankind, this nefarious pest, roughly the size and weight of a grape seed, has been at the frontlines of history as the grim reaper, the harvester of human populations, and the ultimate agent of historical change. As the mosquito transformed the landscapes of civilization, humans were unwittingly required to respond to its piercing impact and universal projection of power. The mosquito has determined the fates of empires and nations, razed and crippled economies, and decided the outcome of pivotal wars, killing nearly half of humanity along the way. She (only females bite) has dispatched an estimated 52 billion people from a total of 108 billion throughout our relatively brief existence. As the greatest purveyor of extermination we have ever known, she has played a greater role in shaping our human story than any other living thing with which we share our global village. Imagine for a moment a world without deadly mosquitoes, or any mosquitoes, for that matter? Our history and the world we know, or think we know, would be completely unrecognizable. Driven by surprising insights and fast-paced storytelling, The Mosquito is the extraordinary untold story of the mosquito’s reign through human history and her indelible impact on our modern world order.
A Handbook of the Gnats Or Mosquitoes
Author: George Michael James GilesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mosquitoes
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
A Handbook of the Gnats Or Mosquitoes
Author: George Michael James GilesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mosquitoes
Languages : en
Pages : 530
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Bulletin
Author: United States. Bureau of Animal IndustryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Domestic animals
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
A Handbook of the Gnats Or Mosquitoes Giving the Anatomy and Life History of the Culicidae
Author: George Michael James GilesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: Bulletin
Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
Book Description
A Handbook of the Gnats Or Mosquitoes; Giving the Anatomy and Life History of the Culicidæ Together with Descriptions of All Species Noticed Up to the
Author: George Michael James GilesPublisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780353224469
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
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