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Auteur(s) : Harris, Amanda (1949-....)
Titre(s) : Fruits of Eden [Texte imprimé] : David Fairchild and America's plant hunters / Amanda Harris
Publication : Gainesville : University press of Florida, copyright 2015
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (303 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 271-289. Index
"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."--Jaquette
Sujet(s) : Fairchild, David (1869-1954)
Plantes comestibles -- États-Unis -- Histoire
Plantes -- Introduction (écologie) -- États-Unis -- Histoire
Agriculture durable -- États-Unis -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey : 635.092 (23e éd.) = Produits des jardins - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813060613. - ISBN 0813060613 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb456741137
Notice n° :
FRBNF45674113
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 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
