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252 pages • hardcover • first pub 1986 • 5 editions
ISBN/UID: 9780060156312
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harper & Row
Edition Pub Date: 01 Jan 1986
Description
A fascinating account of how five plants-quinine, sugarcane, tea, cotton and the potato-have impacted on humanity since the 16th century. The significance of these plants has been felt socially, industrially, and economically in myriad ways. A few...
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252 pages • hardcover • 1986
ISBN/UID: 9780060156312
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harper & Row
Edition Pub Date: 01 Jan 1986
Description
A fascinating account of how five plants-quinine, sugarcane, tea, cotton and the potato-have impacted on humanity since the 16th century. The significance of these plants has been felt socially, industrially, and economically in myriad ways. A few...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings