Mark Derr is the author of six books, ranging from SOME KIND OF PARADISE, an environmental history of Florida to HOW THE DOG BECAME THE DOG. As an expert on the subject of dogs, he has been a guest on such programs as "The Charlie Rose Show" and "Fresh Air." His articles and opinion pieces have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Natural History, Smithsonian and The New York Times. He lives in Miami Beach, Florida.

Books by Mark Derr

A Dog's History of America: How Our Best Friend Explored, Conquered, and Settled a Continent

by Mark Derr - History, Nonfiction

Wherever humans have gone in the New World, dogs have been their companions, from the time people crossed the Bering Land Bridge some 20,000 years ago. In this revelatory history, Mark Derr looks at the ways in which we have used canines --- as sled dogs and sheepdogs, hounds and Seeing Eye dogs, guard dogs, show dogs and bomb-sniffing dogs --- as he tracks fascinating changes in American culture and society through the eyes of humanity's best friend.