The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator

The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator
ISBN-10
152474560X
ISBN-13
9781524745608
Series
The Mosquito
Category
History
Pages
496
Language
English
Published
2019-08-06
Author
Timothy C. Winegard

Description

The Mosquito is the extraordinary, untold story of the mosquito's reign through human history and her indelible impact on our modern world order.

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