Animal City: The Domestication of America

When:
Monday, Jan 27, 2020 5:30p -
7:00p

Where:
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

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Admission:
$10.00

Event website:
https://www.masshist.org/calendar/event?event=3125&fbclid=IwAR3RmSXO2BEPOOb44JW1JPCEmVQmwy5qGFZeW-stS0D-iPsRbGdmljrrg5w

American cities were once full of animal life: cattle driven through city streets; pigs feeding on trash in public alleys and basements; cows crammed into urban feedlots; horses worked to death in the harness; dogs pulling carts and powering small machines; and wild animals peering out at human spectators from behind bars. In his new book, Andrew Robichaud (Boston University) reconstructs this evolving world of nineteenth-century urban animal life—from San Francisco to Boston to New York—and reveals its importance, both then and now.


At Massachusetts Historical Society starting at 5:30 PM. Includes a reception with light refreshments and followed by Q&A. Free for MHS members and Fellows, and holders of an EBT Card to Culture or ConnectorCare Card to Culture. $10 for general public. Please see www.masshist.org/calendar or call 617.536.1608 for more information.

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