Nov. 12, 2024: A history of humanity… as told through ‘The Horse’

12/11/2024 49 min

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Without the horse, says historian Tim Winegard, the world would look nothing like it does today. The Colorado Mesa University professor has written, "The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity." He joined Sr. Host Ryan Warner on stage in Grand Junction in September for our reading series, "Turn The Page." They discuss how goods, ideas, and diseases proliferated on horseback. Plus, The Great Manure Crisis?! 

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