[PDF.78uo] Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent

Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent

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 | #100113 in Books |  2011-03-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.92 x.85 x6.05l,1.01 | File type: PDF | 336 pages

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||5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating, really good history for anyone who eats|By Henri IV|Before I read this book, I knew that potatoes came from South America, that the Spanish brought them to the new world, that there was an Irish potato famine that drove many Irish to emigrate to America, and that french fries and potato chips aren't the healthiest foods. I have grown potatoes in my garden, so I kn|From The New Yorker|This enjoyably meandering history looks at the potato as a plant of paradox. It has been revered as an aphrodisiac and feared as a cause of leprosy. Populations rise dramatically wherever it is

The potato—humble, lumpy, bland, familiar—is a decidedly unglamorous staple of the dinner table. Or is it? John Reader’s narrative on the role of the potato in world history suggests we may be underestimating this remarkable tuber. From domestication in Peru 8,000 years ago to its status today as the world’s fourth largest food crop, the potato has played a starring—or at least supporting—role in many chapters of human history. In t...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent   |  John Reader. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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