The Mosquito. A Human History Of Our Deadliest Predator

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Text Publishing
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2019
Edition: First Edition

Description: 486 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: The surprising true story of how the course of human history was redirected, time and again, by the pesky mosquito. A ground-breaking work of narrative non-fiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on human history. What was George Washington's secret weapon during the American Revolution, and how did it lead to Britain colonising Australia? What protected Popes for centuries? And what does Starbucks have to thank for its global domination? The answer to all these questions, and many more, is the mosquito. The mosquito has razed economies, determined the fates of empires and decided the outcome of pivotal wars. She-only females bite-has dispatched an estimated 52 billion people from a total of 108 billion ever to have lived. As the greatest purveyor of extermination we have known, she has played a greater role in shaping our history than any other living creature.

ISBN: 9781911231127