Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Kiev's Story -- 1. "But . . . This Is a City" -- 2. Hen Fever -- 3. Confinement and Banishment -- 4. Hipsters, Humor, Fashion, and Chickens -- 5. Touring the Coops -- 6. The Art of Food Security -- 7. Who Killed Colonel? -- 8. A Blessing in the Book of Life -- 9. Viruses Get the Last Word -- Coda: Here to Stay -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index
Summary
"This book traces the surprisingly long history of chickens as part of the American cityscape and illuminates the resurgent cultural phenomenon of the backyard chicken, taking readers to nineteenth-century urban poultry shows, along a "Tour de Coops," inside zoning battles, and into religious rituals"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 06, 2023)
