On the trail of the jackalope : how a legend captured the world's imagination and helped us cure cancer
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New York, NY : Pegasus Books, Ltd., 2022.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Description
xvii, 253 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Campbell Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 590.792 BRANCH 2022 | On Shelf |
Eastern Wyoming College Library - Main Collection | 398.469 B816O | On Shelf |
Laramie Co. Library - Cheyenne - Third Floor - Special Collections | WYO REF 599.752 BRA | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Pegasus Books, Ltd., 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-244) and index.
Summary
"Just what is a jackalope? Purported to be part jackrabbit and part antelope, the jackalope began as a local joke concocted by two young brothers in a small Wyoming town during the Great Depression. Their creation quickly spread around the U.S., where it now regularly appears as innumerable forms of kitsch--wall mounts, postcards, keychains, coffee mugs, shot glasses, and so on. A vast body of folk narratives has carried the jackalope's fame around the world to inspire art, music, film, even erotica! Although the jackalope is an invention of the imagination, it is nevertheless connected to actual horned rabbits, which exist in nature and have for centuries been collected and studied by naturalists. Around the time the two young boys were creating the first jackalope in Wyoming, Dr. Richard Shope was making his first breakthrough about the cause of the horns: a virus. When the virus that causes rabbits to grow "horns" (a keratinous carcinoma) was first genetically sequenced in 1984, oncologists were able to use that genetic information to make remarkable, field-changing advances in the development of anti-viral cancer therapies. The most important of these is the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which protects against cervical and other cancers. Today, jackalopes are literally helping us cure cancer."--Publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Branch, M. P. (2022). On the trail of the jackalope: how a legend captured the world's imagination and helped us cure cancer (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books, Ltd..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Branch, Michael P.. 2022. On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer. Pegasus Books, Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Branch, Michael P.. On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer Pegasus Books, Ltd, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Branch, Michael P.. On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, Ltd., 2022.
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