Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent by John Reader

Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent

John Reader

336 pages hardcover 2008

6 editions

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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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 domesticat...

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