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Propitious Esculent: The Potato in World History John Reader Airport / Export edition
Propitious Esculent: The Potato in World History
John Reader
Mr Potato Head. But the story of the solanum tuberosum is darker - one of struggle, disease, dirt and survival. Before domestication thousands of years ago, high up on the Andean antiplano, the high alkaloid content of potatoes made them poisonous to humans.
320 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 7, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780434018369 |
| Publishers | Cornerstone |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 233 × 26 mm · 449 g |
| Language | English |