"Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World," by Larry Zuckerman, North Point Press, NY, This p. paperback tells the story of the potato, but the focus is the Irish potato famine of the late s. The potato was discovered by the Spanish in South America in , but was not adopted in Europe until the late 18th bltadwin.ru by: · Using Ireland, England, France, and the United States as examples, Larry Zuckerman shows how daily life from the s until World War I would have been unrecognizable-perhaps impossible-without the potato, The Potato tells the story of how a humble vegetable, once regarded as trash food, had as revolutionary an impact on Western history as the railroad or the automobile/5. The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World The potato: a labor-saver, a fast food, a budget stretcher, a loan bank, a delicacy, a hedge against famine--and a crucial ingredient in the social changes that swept through Europe and the United States in .
The Potato tells the story of how a humble vegetable, once regarded as trash food, had as revolutionary an impact on Western history as the railroad or the automobile. Using Ireland, England, France, and the United States as examples, Larry Zuckerman shows how daily life from the s until World War I would have been unrecognizable-perhaps impossible-without the potato, which functioned as. The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World. The Potato.: Larry Zuckerman. Faber Faber, - History - pages. 4 Reviews. "The Potato "tells the story of how a humble vegetable, once regarded as trash food, had as revolutionary an impact on Western history as the railroad or the automobile. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World by Larry Zuckerman (, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
Using Ireland, England, France, and the United States as examples, Larry Zuckerman shows how daily life from the s until World War I would have been unrecognizable-perhaps impossible-without the potato, The Potato tells the story of how a humble vegetable, once regarded as trash food, had as revolutionary an impact on Western history as the railroad or the automobile. Larry Zuckerman. Faber Faber, - History - pages. 4 Reviews. "The Potato "tells the story of how a humble vegetable, once regarded as trash food, had as revolutionary an impact on Western. The Potato tells the story of how a humble vegetable, once regarded as trash food, had as revolutionary an impact on Western history as the railroad or the automobile. Using Ireland, England.
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