| Description |
xvi, 397 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [329]-385) and index. |
| Summary |
Documents the adventures and legacy of 19th-century botanist and food explorer David Fairchild to reveal the stories of how diverse crops ranging from avocadoes and mangoes to seedless grapes and pomegranates were introduced to America from faraway cultures. |
| Contents |
Chance encounters -- One thousand dollars -- East of Suez -- Guest and proteǵe ́ -- 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. |
| Subject |
Fairchild, David, 1869-1954.
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Fairchild, David, 1869-1954. (OCoLC)fst00175151
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Botanists -- United States -- Biography.
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Botanists. (OCoLC)fst00836862
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Stone, Daniel (Daniel Evan), 1985- author. Food explorer First edition. New York : New American Library, 2018 9781101990605 (DLC) 2017037949 |
| ISBN |
9781101990582 |
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9781101990599 |
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