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Fruits of Eden : David Fairchild and America's plant hunters
- Title
- Fruits of Eden : David Fairchild and America's plant hunters / Amanda Harris.
- Author
- Harris, Amanda
- Publication
- Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2015]
- ©2015
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 15-2904 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 303 pages : illustrated; 24 cm
- Summary
- At a time when much American fare tended to be bland, Fairchild believed in the free exchange of food plants, preferably colorful, tasty ones, among people around the world. He convinced the U.S. Department of Agriculture to sponsor daring overseas explorations to track down and bring back foreign cultivars. Fairchild traveled to remote corners of the globe, searching for fruits, vegetables, and grains that would transform the American diet. In Fruits of Eden, Amanda Harris vividly recounts the exploits of Fairchild and his small band of adventurers and botanists as they traversed Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Escape from Kansas -- Good knight of the four winds -- The New Year's resolution -- The golden age of travel -- Tramps together -- From Far East to Mideast -- The ends of the earth -- Romance in America -- Flying machine crank -- A beautiful job -- Easy money -- Better babies -- A Chinese wall -- Plant enemies -- The impossible -- The last explorers -- Grumpy old bachelor tramp -- Pushing on.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-2904
- ISBN
- 9780813060613
- 0813060613
- OCLC
- 907472678
- Author
- Harris, Amanda, author.
- Title
- Fruits of Eden : David Fairchild and America's plant hunters / Amanda Harris.
- Publisher
- Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-2904