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The triumph of seeds, how grains, nuts, kernels, pulses, and pips conquered the plant kingdom and shaped human history, Thor Hanson

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The triumph of seeds, how grains, nuts, kernels, pulses, and pips conquered the plant kingdom and shaped human history, Thor Hanson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The triumph of seeds

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

905914061

Responsibility statement

Thor Hanson

Sub title

how grains, nuts, kernels, pulses, and pips conquered the plant kingdom and shaped human history

Summary

Presents a guide to seeds that explains their importance to nature and humanity, describing their role in such events as the Age of Discovery, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution

Table Of Contents

Seed for a day -- The staff of life -- Sometimes you feel like a nut -- What the spike moss knows -- Mendel's spores -- Methuselah -- Take it to the bank -- By tooth, beak, and gnaw -- The riches of taste -- The cheeriest beans -- Death by umbrella -- Irresistible flesh -- By wind and wave

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