Steve Fox's Reviews > The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity

Written by local professor and hockey coach Timothy Winegard, this follows his highly successful book "The Mosquito: A Human History of our Deadliest Predator." I have not read any of Winegard's other books, so I may have to dig back to his earlier work. If they are like these two, they are in-depth (long), highly researched, witty, and informative. I found "The Mosquito" more attention-grabbing than "The Horse." Maybe it is simply that I am more familiar with horses as they were part of my childhood and remain a part of my life through our daughter. Though, thinking that through, I would have to say I am also highly familiar with mosquitoes - just not by choice. The story of the mosquitoes influence on world history was less obvious. The impact of the horse more obvious thought still interesting and eye-opening as readers travel through history with the animal as the central figure.