I'll second Pam's recommendation regarding Mr. Whitman'sbook. I have a copy and anyone interested in breed history around theworldshould have a copy of their own. He isintstrumental in creating ARBA's resource library of rabbit books, someof which go back into the 18th and 19th century and are valued athundreds upon hundreds of dollars each. He just oversawARBA's purchase of one of the world's largest rabbit oriented bookcollections from England andwill incorporate them into thelibrary as well.
His book has some wonderful color plates of some of thoserare and exotic breeds one may only read about occasionally, it is wellwritten without being overly technical and is well worth the price offorty dollars or so. A percentage of the purchase price isdedicated to ARBA, so you know this fellow isn't just profit motivated.
Mr. Whitman also has an historical column in each issue of DomesticRabbits, the bi-monthly official ARBA publication. I am amember of ARBA in spite of the fact that I neither show, norbreed. I just support the organization because itis open to all rabbit fanciers of any kind and does not seem to havethe distinct political agendas that some of the other pet orientedorganizations seem to manifest.
If people like our own Mrs. Pamela Nock, Mr Whitman mentioned above,anda fellow I am familiar with by the name of Mr. Rick Stahl,see fit to add their names to ARBA's masthead, and lend their ownexpertise, time and effortto the organization, it must bedoing something right. These three people are top notchrabbit people, of this I have no doubt! I choose to put mymoney where my mouth is and support ARBA for its good works.
Buck
