Industries Of AnimalsDiscovery Publishing House, 1999 - 272 pages Contents: Introduction, Hunting, Fishing, Wars and Expeditions, Methods of Defence, Provisions and Domestic Animals, Provision for Rearing the Young, Dwelling, The Defence and Sanitation of Dwellings, Conclusion. |
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