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American Household Botany - A History of Useful Plants, 1620-1900 (Hardcover, Special)
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American Household Botany - A History of Useful Plants, 1620-1900 (Hardcover, Special)
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In this fascinating book, celebrated author Judith Sumner rescues
from the pages of history the practical experience and botanical
wisdom of generations of Americans. Crossing the disciplines of
history, ethnobotany, and horticulture --- and with a flair for the
colorful anecdote --- Sumner underlines a part of the American
story often ignored or forgotten: how European settlers and their
descendents made use of the "strange" new plants they found, as
well as the select varieties of foods and medicines they brought
with them from other continents. From "turkie wheat" (corn) to
"tuckahoe" (a Native American source of starch), Sumner describes
the transition from wonderment to daily use, as homesteads were
built upon and prospered from the plants of the New World. It is a
remarkable story of the interdependence of plants and the American
home. Historians, herbalists, home gardeners, and ethnobotanists
will find American Household Botany a treasure trove of original
research and insight.
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