That Yankee Cat: The Maine Coon

With humor and wisdom, Marilis Hornidge has answered these and other oddlydifficult questions in THAT YANKEE CAT, the best reference guide to the first truly American breed - the Maine Coon Cat. This newest revised edition includes up-to-date breeding facts, new stories, old legends, color photos, an updated appendix with resources that include Internet sites, and other information essential to anyone who has fawned over a cat with ear tufts, a neck ruff, "britches" or a glorious banner-like tail.

Replete with new photographs and new information, this update of Marilis Hornidge's classic discusses the Maine Coon Cat from the tufts on his ears right down to his feathered toes. Her lively discussion of the maine Coon Cat from the tufts on his ears right down to his feathered toes. Her lively discussion of the origins of the Maine Coon, along with anecdotes from owners and a gallery of photos, accompanies in-depth information on breed standards, showing Maine Coons, health issues, breeding, general care, and cat psychology.