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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Humphreys, Helen, 1961-     Subjects     Apples -- North America -- History.     Women novelists, Canadian -- 21st century -- Anecdotes.     Women authors, Canadian -- 21st century -- Anecdotes.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Humphreys, Helen, 1961-       by title:      The ghost orchard : ...       by call number:      634.11 H927g     Search the Web     Humphreys, Helen, 1961-     Apples -- North America -- History.     Women novelists, Canadian -- 21st century -- Anecdotes.     Women authors, Canadian -- 21st century -- Anecdotes.       MARC Display

The ghost orchard : the hidden history of the apple in North America / Helen Humphreys. by Humphreys, Helen, 1961- HarperCollins, 2017. Call #: 634.11 H927g Subjects Apples -- North America -- History.   Women novelists, Canadian -- 21st century -- Anecdotes.   Women authors, Canadian -- 21st century -- Anecdotes. ISBN:  9781443451512 (hc.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  234 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 20 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  A journey into the secret history of an iconic food. Delving deep into the storied past of the apple in North America, Humphreys explores the intricate link between agriculture, settlement, and human relationships. She brings light to such varied topics as how the apple first came across the Atlantic Ocean with a relatively unknown Quaker woman long before the more famed "Johnny Appleseed"; how bountiful Indigenous orchards were targeted to be taken over or eradicated by white settlers and their armies; how the once-17,000 varietals of apple cultivated were catalogued by watercolour artists from the United States Department of Pomology; how apples wove into the life and poetry of Robert Frost; and how Humphreys' own curiosity was piqued by the Winter Pear Pearmain, believed to be the world's best tasting apple, which she found growing beside an abandoned cottage not far from her home. Helen Humphreys is a Canadian poet and novelist. She was born in Kingston-on-Thames, England and now lives in Kingston, Ontario. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 634.11 H927g Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 634.11 H927g Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 634.11 H927g Adult books Checked out Jul 17, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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