The Potato
Subtitle: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: North Point Press
Published: October 25, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780865475786
Subjects: Sociology; Social Science; Modern - General; History - General History; Sociology - General; Social aspects; Essays; History / General; History; Plants and history; Potatoes
First sentence: Just before the First World War, an American explorer traveling in Peru witnessed an ancient agricultural ceremony.