- Pit bull terriers, History, American pit bull terrier, Dogs
The story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs -- and what role humans have played in the transformation. When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate, timid pit bull.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and plot-driven.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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- Author
- Bronwen Dickey
- First published
- 2016
- Pages
- 365
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Vintage Books
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780307961761
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Bronwen Dickey (born, May 17, 1981) is an American author, journalist, and lecturer. She's the youngest child of the late poet and novelist James Dickey. Wikipedia contributors. (2021, November 21). Bronwen Dickey. In *Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.* Retrieved 05:57, February 1, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bronwen_Dickey&oldid=1056333154
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