Customer Reviews

Racing Pigeons

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I have raised pigeons for over 45 years and have read most everything avaiable about them, This book is a very good one and has lots of pictures that give the reader a clear picture of what he is describing in the text. There are not many good books on the racing side of the sport so this one should be welcomed. I would highly recommend it to anyone that has an interest in learning more about raising or racing pigeons.

I am just getting started in pigeon racing and as I do with a hobby, I purchase as many books on the subject as I can. This book stands out as the most concise and complete overview of the hobby covering everthing from loft design and getting your first birds to training and racing strategies. I only held back the fifth star because of its predominantly British leaning with some info not applicable to racing in the USA. I would highly recommend this book to those interested in the hobby.

As a newbie to racing homing pigeons, I found this book very informative and helpful to me. There really isn't a whole lot of literature on the subject and this has to be the best.

I ordered 'Racing Pigeons' as a gift for my brother in Ireland on 10 October 2011. We're now on 17 November 2011 and there's no sign of it and no response from "backpack_books". A carrier pigeon would have made it to Ireland by now. Seems I've lost my money, since there's no response from the bookseller . . . Nice, Amazon.

I have a deep interest in Pigeons and found this book to be greatly informative and interesting. I've been reading pretty much everything I can find on the subject and this to be very helpful.

I'm very happy about this book and I'll expect that it will a lot usefull for me. Thanks for your attention .

Marcus

This is a good book with good information. The book was received in excellent condition (new) and in a very timely manner.

The origins of the modern-day racing pigeon can be traced thousands of years. There were records and carvings of Rock Doves dating from 3,000 B.C. Even Noah took aboard his Ark two doves. They are the ancestors of today's pigeons, the lovely, bright gentle birds.

Throughout history, the pigeon had been used by Asian And European civilizations as a speedy and reliable carrier of messages. They were used during the war by the British.

When the first marathon runner gained victory in the Olympic Games at Pisa in AD230, he sent the new home via his hen bired (a pigeon), which he had taken with him. This book is illustrated throughout and the subject of training pigeons, both yound and old, is explained in depth.

An amazing book! Excellent. Brilliant. Inspired. This book is brimming with wit and humor and is a wonderful example of the genius that sprouts out of the European people on occasion. A book like this is as rare as they come... Glover and Beaumont are surely paving the way for a new breed of comedy. Keep an eye out... this book is sure to win a Pulitzer. I can only hope to hear more from these outrageous new authors in the future. Truly!