Mark Derr is an American author

Author

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 and journalist

Journalism

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, noted for his books on dog

Dog

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s, as well as the social and environmental developments of Florida

Florida

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. His articles have appeared in various well-known magazines, such as The Atlantic Monthly

The Atlantic Monthly

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and Natural History

Natural History (magazine)

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, in addition to several other periodicals.

Life

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Derr was educated at Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins University

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. He currently lives with his wife Gina in Miami Beach.

Books

His books include:

• The frontiersman : the real life and the many legends of Davy Crockett, New York : W. Morrow, 1993.In 903 WorldCat Libraries
• A dog's history of America : how our best friend explored, conquered, and settled a continent . New York : North Point Press, 2004 In 554 WorldCat libraries
• Dog's best friend : annals of the dog-human relationship. New York : H. Holt and Co., 1997. in 553 worldCat libraries
  • Translated into Japanese as 美しい犬、働く犬 : アメリカの犬たちはいま... / Utsukushii inu hataraku inu : amerika no inutachi wa ima. ITōkyō : Sōshisha, 2001. SBN 9784794210814
  • Review, The New York times book review. (August 10, 1997): 6
• Some kind of paradise : a chronicle of man and the land in Florida New York : W. Morrow, 1989. In 435 WorldCat libraries
  • Review, Forest & Conservation History, Jul., 1992, vol. 36, no. 3, p. 141