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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     DeWitt, Dave.     Subjects     Food -- America -- History.     Food habits -- America -- History.     America -- Discovery and exploration.     Browse Catalog     by author:      DeWitt, Dave.       by title:      Precious cargo : how...       by call number:      306.349 D522p     Search the Web     DeWitt, Dave.     Food -- America -- History.     Food habits -- America -- History.     America -- Discovery and exploration.       MARC Display

Precious cargo : how foods from the Americas changed the world / Dave DeWitt. by DeWitt, Dave. Counterpoint, c2014. Call #: 306.349 D522p Subjects Food -- America -- History.   Food habits -- America -- History.   America -- Discovery and exploration. ISBN:  1619023091 9781619023093 Description:  399 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-386) and index. Contents:  Preface -- Discovery, botany and food evolution -- Spanish Invasions and strange foods of the New World -- The Culinary century: Turkish wheat, Indian chickens and false pepper -- Exotic, strong and sometimes intoxicating: new drinks and flavorings -- Venerous roots, poisonous love apples and the king of fruits -- Of Kenky, Chop, Piri-Piri and the testicle tree -- Sir George and curry diaspora -- The fiery "vegetable civilizations" of Asia -- Afterword. Summary:  Chronicles the story of how western-hemisphere foods spread throughout the world, tracing the science and rise of everyday crops into commodities while examining the roles of pioneering individuals responsible for western food dominance. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 306.349 D522p Adult books Checked out Jul 02, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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