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Precious Cargo: How Foods From the Americas Changed The World
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 9781619023093
- Book Title
- Precious Cargo : How Foods from the Americas Changed the World
- Item Length
- 10.3in
- Publisher
- Counterpoint Press
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Genre
- Cooking, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Regional & Ethnic / American / General, Social History, General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Expeditions & Discoveries, Essays & Narratives
- Item Width
- 7.2in
- Item Weight
- 48 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Information
Precious Cargo tells the fascinating story of how western hemisphere foods conquered the globe and saved it from not only mass starvation, but culinary as well. Focusing heavily American foods--specifically the lowly crops that became commodities, plus one gobbling protein source, the turkey--Dewitt describes how these foreign and often suspect temptations were transported around the world, transforming cuisines and the very fabric of life on the planet. Organized thematically by foodstuff, Precious Cargo delves into the botany, zoology and anthropology connected to new world foods, often uncovering those surprising individuals who were responsible for their spread and influence, including same traders, brutish conquerors, a Scottish millionaire obsessed with a single fruit and a British lord and colonial governor with a passion for peppers, to name a few. Precious Cargo is a must read for foodies and historians alike.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Counterpoint Press
ISBN-10
1619023091
ISBN-13
9781619023093
eBay Product ID (ePID)
169545137
Product Key Features
Book Title
Precious Cargo : How Foods from the Americas Changed the World
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Regional & Ethnic / American / General, Social History, General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Expeditions & Discoveries, Essays & Narratives
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Cooking, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10.3in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
7.2in
Item Weight
48 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gn407.4.D48 2014
Reviews
Praise for Precious Cargo : "An amazing journey...ultimately satisfying."-- Kirkus "DeWitt's convivial, unpretentious approach and clear enjoyment of his topic make this assemblage a treasure to dip into again and again." — Weekly Alibi, Praise for Precious Cargo : "An amazing journey...ultimately satisfying."-- Kirkus "DeWitt's convivial, unpretentious approach and clear enjoyment of his topic make this assemblage a treasure to dip into again and again." -- Weekly Alibi
Copyright Date
2014
Lccn
2017-470099
Dewey Decimal
306.3/49097
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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