The Untold History of the Potato
From the gold potatoes at the Sun Temple in Cuzco, Peru, the muddy ones in Ireland and those grown in China for McDonald's chips, via Mrs Beeton, Charles Darwin, Lenin and Chairman Mao, to the mapping of the potato genome, the story of the spud is both satisfying and fascinating.John Reader...
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From the gold potatoes at the Sun Temple in Cuzco, Peru, the muddy ones in Ireland and those grown in China for McDonald's chips, via Mrs Beeton, Charles Darwin, Lenin and Chairman Mao, to the mapping of the potato genome, the story of the spud is both satisfying and fascinating.John Reader follows the thread of the potato's story through the tapestry of human history, fro
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780099474791 (0099474794)
ASIN: 99474794
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
The history of the potato, from its origins to world distribution, told in an interesting style.
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