Mark Derr

Author of How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to Our Best Friends

7 Works 332 Members 2 Reviews

About the Author

Mark Derr moved to Florida with his family at age six; his interest in the state's history and ecology dates back to the late 1960s, when he watched the landscape around Winter Park change with the construction of Walt Disney World. He is the author of the critically acclaimed books, The show more Frontiersman and Dog's Best Friend, and his articles have appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Natural History, Audubon, and other publications. He lives in Miami Beach. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Mark Derr

A Dog's History of America: How Our Best Friend Explored, Conquered, and Settled a Continent (2004) 75 copies

The Frontiersman: The Real Life and the Many Legends of Davy Crockett (1993) 52 copies

Some Kind of Paradise: A Chronicle of Man and the Land in Florida (1989) 45 copies

Dog's Best Friend: Annals of the Dog-Human Relationship (1997) 40 copies

Over Florida (1992) 10 copies

Grammar Strand, Book 4 : Grammar Series for Academic ESL Students (1996) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1950-01-20
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Places of residence: Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Relationships: Maranto, Gina (spouse)

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A Dog's History of America: How Our Best Friend… by Mark Derr

Would have been much happier if the author had left most of his comments about slavery.
The book would have flowed much better

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busterrll | Aug 11, 2019 |

How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to Our Best… by Mark Derr

The author would have been better off simply making this an epoch-spanning novel. Instead, he blithely makes up his own fantasies of what the past was like, ignores any facts that disagree with his fantasies, and generally acts as though the truth, since it is currently scientifically unproven, can be bent to be whatever we wish it to be. If you like his arbitrary classifications (dogwolves, wolfdogs, socialized wolves, uhh, probably a few more I forgot), have fun with it. I'm not going to waste my time reading the rest.… (more)

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marti.booker | Dec 2, 2013 |

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