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Winegard, Timothy C. (Timothy Charles), 1977-
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Mosquitoes -- Ecology -- History.
Human ecology.
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Winegard, Timothy C. (Timothy Charles), 1977-
Mosquitoes -- Ecology -- History.
Human ecology.
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The
mosquito
: a
human
history
of
our
deadliest
predator
/ Timothy C. Winegard.
by
Winegard, Timothy C. (Timothy Charles), 1977-
Allen Lane Canada, 2019.
Call #:
595.772 W767m
Subjects
Mosquitoes -- Ecology --
History
.
Human
ecology.
ISBN:
9780735235793 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Human
history
of
our
deadliest
predator
Description:
x, 486 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"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."--Jacket.
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