Aquaria: A History of Aquariums and Their Keepers

From the moment that humans began settling along rivers, our relationship with fish became far more complex than simply predator-versus-prey. Yes, we caught and ate them—but since prehistory we cultivated artificial habitats, both functional and ornamental for them, bred them, fought them, studied them, and traded them like jewels. Aquaria is the story of how exotic fish species from across the world came to be available at your local pet store for the price of a latte, a story that spans c...