Dr. Timothy C. Winegard holds a PhD from the University of Oxford and is a professor of history and political science at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. Winegard served as an officer with the Canadian and British Forces, has lectured on CSPAN, and has appeared on televised roundtables. He is internationally published, including his four previous books, in the fields of both military history and indigenous studies.
**The International Bestseller**
Praise for The Mosquito
“Hugely impressive, a major work.”—NPR
“The Mosquito is an extremely well-researched work of
narrative nonfiction... Timothy C. Winegard's The
Mosquito is as wildly entertaining as any epic narrative out
there. It's also all true…Winegard masterfully weaves historical
facts and science to offer a shocking, informative narrative that
shows how who we are today is directly linked to the
mosquito.”—NPR.org
“Winegard’s reminder of their enormous potential for destruction is
a timely one for all of us…we modern folk are also guilty of
believing that our hopes and our technology will somehow make us
exempt from the workings of the natural world. The entire time that
humanity has been in existence, the mosquito has been proof that we
are not.”—The New Yorker
“It’s not guns, germs and steel here — it’s all germs. The
Mosquito is one of those (compound-) eye-opening books that
permanently shift your worldview…Those who crave a deep dive into
one world-shaking bug should grab The Mosquito.”—Sam Kean for the
New York Times Book Review
“It’s an ambitious book that aims to deliver a tour of Western
military history from antiquity to the jungles of Vietnam—and an
account of how one tiny arthropod repeatedly molded that history,
thwarting generals, sickening peasants and popes, and killing
billions of people. Timothy C. Winegard has pulled off this feat in
his enthusiastic if imperfect The Mosquito: A Human History of Our
Deadliest Predator... Mr. Winegard presents a convincing
argument for that assertion in 470 pages that will be illuminating
for the reader coming fresh to mosquito-borne diseases.”—Wall
Street Journal
“Thrilling… a lively history of mosquitoes. Mr. Winegard
convincingly argues that the insect has shaped human life as well
as delivering death… Mr. Winegard is an engaging guide, especially
when he combines analysis with anecdote.”—The Economist
“Readers of non-fiction, history and science will enjoy Winegard's
unique take on the ever-present pest. If you can't get away from
mosquitoes in your backyard, then immerse yourself in this book and
learn a new perspective on this seemingly insignificant part of
summer.”—Associated Press
“Written as a big-picture, impersonal history—think Jared Diamond's
Guns, Germs, and Steel...The Mosquito serves up an
eye-opening, deeply alarming, and absolutely engrossing view of
humanity’s most tenacious foe.”—Foreign Policy
“Fascinating... an entertainingly educational new
opus... Winegard’s study marshals scientific facts and
millennia of historical background about the droning pest we all
encounter and which has killed nearly half of all human beings
who’ve ever lived, profoundly altering our world along its
bloodsucking way.”—USA Today
“Best books of the year so far: USA TODAY's best-reviewed titles of
2019.”—USA Today
"Magisterial"—Soutik Biswas, the India Correspondent and Features &
Analysis Editor for BBC News
“[The Mosquito] takes readers on a riveting adventure, documenting
the mosquito’s outsized role in conflict since antiquity…Winegard’s
earnest voice on this brings the seriousness of research and action
on the mosquito up to the needed decibel.”—Nature
“A fascinating history of everyone’s least favorite insect.”—Lit
Hub
“In what might be the bones of a good future horror movie, Timothy
C. Winegard’s The Mosquito…goes deep into the history of that
one particular bug... [The Mosquito] is a reminder that the human
and insect worlds are interconnected and fragile…that we’re not the
most important thing in the natural world.”—Outside.com
“The deeply researched book is packed with surprising historical
facts and beautiful scientific writing."—Outside.com
"Book of the Week"—The Week
“With the deeply researched Mosquito...he uses the bellicose
insect to tie together a fascinating, sprawling history—from
dinosaurs to the banned insecticide DDT.”—Literary Review of
Canada
“Convincingly portrays the ignoble mosquito as a malignant force
more influential in human affairs than the legendary
Illuminati.”—Natural History Magazine
“Certainly, history buffs and science lovers will enjoy this book
but it’s also a heavier-duty, gee-whiz tale that’s totally
absorbing. If you’re ready to learn, look for The Mosquito. You
know the drill.”—The Quad-City Times
“Timothy Winegard’s entertaining new book, The Mosquito,
chronicles the impact of mosquito-borne disease, principally
malaria, throughout history. Readers of this book will no
doubt enjoy Winegard’s rapid journey through many of humanity’s
major population movements, campaigns, and wars.”—Science
Magazine
“An epic analysis of the fiendish female insects.”—The Boulder
Lifestyle Magazine
“A gripping book.”—The Los Angeles Times
“Fascinating...The Mosquito traces the defeat of armies, birth of
nations, and shaping of culture all at the hand—or wings—of the
mosquito.”—Garden&Gun
“Heavily detailed (and witty).”—The Denver Post
"One of Fall 2019's Biggest Books...Winegard is a great storyteller
who makes the icky fascinating."—The Philadelphia Inquirer
"The amount of knowledge that Winegard has provided is more than
enough to be taken seriously, and he provides a detailed history of
the world that was probably not focused on in history class."—San
Francisco Book Review (five-star review)
"A combination of well-researched incredible scientific facts and
enthusiastic, imaginative narrative, The Mosquito is a fascinating
and important book, both educational and entertaining."—Ft. Myers
Magazine
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