The food explorer : the true adventures of the globe-trotting botanist who transformed what America eats / Daniel Stone.

Author/creator Stone, Daniel, 1985- author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, New York : Dutton, [2018]
Descriptionxvi, 397 pages : colored illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Chance encounters -- One thousand dollars -- East of Suez -- Guest and proteǵe ́ -- The listless Pacific -- One cause, one country -- Crossing countries -- Alligator pears -- Grapes of a Venetian monk -- Citrus maxima -- Lemons, leaves, and the dawn of new light -- On the banks of the Tigris -- Bell's grand plan -- A brain awhirl -- Cherry trees with no cherries -- The urge to walk -- Outlaws, brigands, and murderers -- Fly the coop -- Sad and mad and so utterly unnecessary -- Wij zijn Amerikanen.
Abstract Documents the adventures and legacy of nineteenth-century botanist and food explorer David Fairchild to reveal the stories of how diverse crops ranging from avocadoes and mangoes to seedless grapes and pomegranates were introduced to America from faraway cultures.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 329-337) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Stone, Daniel (Daniel Evan), 1985- Food explorer. First edition. New York : New American Library, 2018 9781101990605
LCCN 2017009136
ISBN9781101990582
ISBN1101990589

Availability

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Laupus Popular Reading Collection WZ 100 S877F 2018 ✔ Available Place Hold