Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-385) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The food explorer

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

988851760

Responsibility statement

Daniel Stone

Sub title

the true adventures of the globe-trotting botanist who transformed what America eats

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Chance encounters -- One thousand dollars -- East of Suez -- Guest and protégé -- 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 -- Epilogue

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