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The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats
The Food Explorer The True Adventures of the GlobeTrotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats
Author: Daniel Stone
The true adventures of David Fairchild, a late-nineteenth-century food explorer who traveled the globe and introduced diverse crops like avocados, mangoes, seedless grapes? — and thousands more?to the American plate. — In the nineteenth century, American meals were about subsistence, not enjoyment. But as a new century approached, appetites broade...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781101990599
ISBN-10: 1101990597
Publication Date: 2/5/2019
Pages: 416
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Dutton
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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