Plants and history
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The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
$23.99 Add to cartThe Potato tells the story of how a humble vegetable, once regarded as trash food, had as revolutionary an impact on Western history as the railroad or the automobile. Using Ireland, England, France,
- Author: Zuckerman, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 25 1999
- ISBN10: 0865475784
- Language: English
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The Age of Wood: Our Most Useful Material and the Construction of Civilization
$19.99 Add to cartA “smart and surprising” (Booklist) “expansive history” (Publishers Weekly) detailing the role that wood and trees have played in our global ecosystem–including human evolution and the rise and fall … [more below]
- Author: Ennos, Roland
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1982114746
- Language: English
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Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History
$24.95 Read moreThe fascinating stories of the plants that changed civilizations.
“This book will mesmerize plant-lovers and non-gardeners alike.”
–American Gardener“This marvelous collection of tales deserves t
- Series: Fifty Things That Changed the Course of History
- Author: Laws, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 30 2015
- ISBN10: 1770855882
- Language: English
