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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| Language: | English |
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Gainesville, FL :
University Press of Florida,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: | 303 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
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David Fairchild and America's plant hunters. |
| Format: | Book |