The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator

by Timothy C. Winegard

Book Overview

"Hugely impressive, a major work."--NPR

A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity's fate

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?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1524743410
• ISBN13: 9781524743413
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"