The Arc of the Sun, by David Samuels
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The Arc of the Sun, by David Samuels
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There's a strange and wonderful event - the South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race - that each year draws pigeon fanciers to Johannesburg from around the globe. They're an odd, eccentric group, united only by their love of and obsession with their birds, who will fly more than 300 miles to complete the Million Dollar and then never race again.
In The Arc of the Sun, David Samuels goes to South Africa to travel along with the racers and their trainers, to learn about the millennia-old - and surprisingly emotional - history of the relationship between pigeons and humans, and to find himself, all while bouncing through the South African countryside with a flock of 2,000 birds and wrestling with the meaning of home in his own life.
The Arc of the Sun, by David Samuels- Amazon Sales Rank: #215458 in Audible
- Published on: 2015-09-11
- Format: Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Running time: 75 minutes
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The sport of pigeon racing By J. Chambers Before reading The Arc of the Sun, I knew nothing about the sport of pigeon racing. Now I know that it's a big deal to the people who invest in champion pigeon bloodlines and enter their birds in competitive races that have purses as big as a million dollars or more. Author David Samuels traveled to South Africa to follow the action in the South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race. In a grueling drive from the pigeons' home loft in Johannesburg to Douglas, South Africa in the Northern Cape province, Samuels described the land, its people, and some modern history of South Africa. Then on race day, the pigeons were released, and the vehicles rushed back to the loft to see which pigeons were the first to complete their 325-mile journey across the South African veldt.The book delved a bit into the science of how pigeons return home. Surprisingly, despite decades of research, no one knows exactly how pigeons can find their way home even from hundreds of miles away. The book's title comes from the "arc of the sun" theory that was proposed in the 1950s. Since then, other theories have been proposed, including magnetic cue theory, the olfactory theory, and even a steeple-chasing theory. But regardless of how pigeons find their way home, they've been used by humans for hundreds, if not thousands of years for carrying communications, especially valuable in wartime.It's a very interesting look at a sport that's virtually unknown to most people.I read the book for free with my Kindle Unlimited subscription.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Samuels is simply one of the best writers working today. By Andrew McMillen David Samuels is one of my favourite feature writers, so I was always going to enjoy this story, which is about the esoteric hobby of pigeon racing. Samuels attends the world's most lucrative pigeon race in South Africa and embeds himself deep in the culture of pigeon fanciers, who are obsessed with discussing bloodlines and wing feathers. Despite their best efforts at training the birds, however, so much of this sport is left to chance, as evidenced by the hilarious conclusion to the race, where the two leading birds take 14 minutes to walk a short distance into a trap in order to determined the winner. This piece is all about the concept of home, to which Samuels adds an emotional dimension when discussing his own upbringing and being homesick while writing this piece, separated from his son. There's so much to love about this piece. Samuels is simply one of the best writers working today.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A fascinating look at the world of pigeon racing By Tungsten Hippo This short ebook is primarily about pigeon racing, and the South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race. On that topic, it succeeds brilliantly. Samuels takes you inside the world of pigeon racing and lets you see its appeal as well as its quirks. Occasionally, he tries to connect to a larger theme of "finding home," and in that regard this book felt under-developed, like he had an idea for a wider connection but couldn't quite make the connection stick. This does not detract from the main story in the book, though, and it is still well worth your time.
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