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The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
The Triumph of Seeds How Grains Nuts Kernels Pulses and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
Author: Thor Hanson
We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life, supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and the humble peppercorn drove the Age of Discovery, so did coffee beans help fuel the Enlightenment, and cottonsee...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465097401
ISBN-10: 0465097405
Publication Date: 3/8/2016
Pages: 304
Edition: First Trade Paper Ed
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Paperback
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