100 plants that almost changed the world / by Chris Beardshaw ; design and illustration by Shirlynn Chui-Jacobs.

From cars made of carrot to tea-smuggling spies, from Popeye's spinach to the hallucinogenic effects of lettuce, renowned garden expert Chris Beardshaw takes us on a journey through history's most fascinating plants, flowers, vegetables and herbs: the ones that changed the world, the ones that almos...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beardshaw, Chris (Author)
Other Authors: Chui-Jacobs, Shirlynn (Book designer, Illustrator)
Language:English
Published: Winterbourne, Berkshire, UK : Papadakis, 2019.
Subjects:
Plants, Useful > Miscellanea.
Plants, Useful > History > Miscellanea.
Plants, Useful.
History.
Genre:
Miscellanea.
History.
Physical Description:165 pages : colour illustrations ; 19 cm
Variant Title:
One hundred plants that almost changed the world
Hundred plants that almost changed the world
Format: Book

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