Fruits of Eden : David Fairchild and America's plant hunters / Amanda Harris.

"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Amanda (Author)
Language:English
Published: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Subjects:
Fairchild, David, > 1869-1954.
Botanists > United States > Biography.
Plants, Edible > History.
Plant introduction > United States.
Plants, Edible.
Food supply.
Alternative agriculture > United States.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:303 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
David Fairchild and America's plant hunters.
Format: Book

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