Mark Derr is an American dog writer who has published books on dogs, as well as the social and environmental developments of

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Publications

His books include: *''Over Florida'' New York: Mallard Press, 1992. (Mark Derr and Cameron Davidson) *''The frontiersman: the real life and the many legends of Davy Crockett,'' New York: W. Morrow, 1993 *''A dog's history of America: how our best friend explored, conquered, and settled a continent''. New York: North Point Press, 2004. *''Dog's best friend: annals of the dog-human relationship''. New York: H. Holt and Co., 1997. *''Some kind of paradise: a chronicle of man and the land in Florida'' New York: W. Morrow, 1989. *''How the dog became the dog: From wolves to our best friends'' Overlook Duckworth United States and United Kingdom, 2011.

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American male journalists American non-fiction environmental writers Writers from Florida Johns Hopkins University alumni Writers from Baltimore {{US-journalist-20thC-stub