<p>“A trove of fascinating, often unexpected, and consistently important documents that demonstrate the complexities of human-animal relations in nineteenth-century America. Nance’s expert introductions, annotations, and questions/writing prompts guide readers to a nuanced understanding of the documents and their relation to broader historical contexts. Exploring this book will be a thought-provoking experience for anyone.” — Nigel Rothfels, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee</p><p>“Susan Nance has created an extraordinary resource for scholars and students of animal history and nineteenth-century America. This collection of primary sources offers rare breadth and depth on a century of remarkable change, highlighting a diverse set of human and nonhuman actors who interacted and shaped the past.” — Andrew Robichaud, Boston University</p><p>“Susan Nance brings us a much-needed collection of diverse and textured sources and documents that is destined to become a classic text in American animal history. <em>Animals in Nineteenth-Century America</em> will be priceless in the classroom. And it sets a high bar for the larger field of global historical studies.” — Daniel Vandersommers, University of Dayton</p>