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When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate, timid pit bull terrier. Which made her surprise: How experienced the breed - favorite by Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and TV's Little Rascals - come to be known as a brutal fighter? Her search for answers can take her from 19th-century NEW YORK dogfighting pits - the cruelty which drew the interest of the lately created ASPCA - to early 20th-century movie pieces where pit bulls cavorted with Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton; from the battlefields of Gettysburg and the Marne, where pit bulls earned presidential reputation, to desolate metropolitan neighborhoods where the dogs were enjoyed, valued, and brutalized. Whether through love or dread, hatred or devotion, humans are destined to the history of the pit bull terrier. With unfailing thoughtfulness and compassion and a company grasp of technological simple fact, Dickey offers us a clear-eyed portrait of this astonishing breed and an insightful view of Us citizens' relationships with the dogs.
