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008			210517s2020 nyuac b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2019032333
020			_a9781250217721 (hardcover)
020			_a1250217725 (hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1111637876 _z(OCoLC)1202667426 _z(OCoLC)1221005132 _z(OCoLC)1237372447
050			_aSF442.6 _b.K68 2020
100	1		_aKoudounaris, Paul.
245	1	2	_aA cat's tale : _ba journey through feline history / _cBaba the cat as dictated to Paul Koudounaris.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York, N.Y. : _bHenry Holt and Company, _c2020.
300			_axvii, 265 p. : _bill. (chiefly col.)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 255-257) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: Invitation for a grand adventure from a very learned tabby cat -- The golden age: cats in prehistory and ancient Egypt -- Glory road: feline migration across Asia -- Triumph and tragedy in Europe: the rise and fall of the feline empire -- The great escape: seafaring cats through the ages (and other feline heroes!) -- Redemption: the Enlightenment and the rise of the modern feline -- A new beginning: cats across America -- Afterword: A note from Baba's human.
520			_a"A CAT'S TALE is a history of feline kind: its origins, the evolution of the relationship with their human companions, and the surprising ways in which feline history parallels that of humanity. From the prehistoric Felis (a large mammal from which all domestic cats have descended) to ancient Egyptian cat goddess, key cats of the Enlightenment to swashbuckling pirate felines and infamous American tabbies, the story of catkind is told here in its totality"--
650		4	_aCats _xHistory.
650		4	_aDomestic animals _xHistory.
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