An empire of plants : people and plants that changed the world

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An empire of plants : people and plants that changed the world

Toby & Will Musgrave

Cassell , Sterling [distributor], 2000

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 188) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Unravels the hidden histories of plants that sustained empires, from sugar and cotton to tea and opium Real-life adventures of planters, traders and smugglers by authors of the highly successful The Plant Hunters (over 12,000 copies sold in hardback) Exciting, vivid stories which bring a new and original perspective to the rise and fall of nations, peoples and empires Illustrated with dramatic contemporary photographs, beautiful botanical drawings, paintings and cartoons

Table of Contents

  • The seeds of wealth
  • tobacco - "that tawny weed"
  • cutting the cane
  • the kings of cotton
  • the fume of poppies
  • the tea transfer
  • the quest for quinine
  • riches from rubber
  • epilogue.

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  • NCID
    BB1145922X
  • ISBN
    • 0304354430
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London,New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    192 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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