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Title The triumph of seeds [electronic resource eBook] : how grains, nuts, kernels, pulses, and pips, conquered the plant kingdom and shaped human history / Thor Hanson.
Publisher New York : Basic Books, 2015.
Description 1 online resource


BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references and index.
NOTE Electronic reproduction. Perth, W.A. Available via World Wide Web.
Contents Machine generated contents note: Seeds Nourish -- ch. One Seed for a Day -- ch. Two Staff of Life -- ch. Three Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut -- Seeds Unite -- ch. Four What the Spike Moss Knows -- ch. Five Mendel's Spores -- Seeds Endure -- ch. Six Methuselah -- ch. Seven Take It to the Bank -- Seeds Defend -- ch. Eight By Tooth, Beak, and Gnaw -- ch. Nine Riches of Taste -- ch. Ten Cheeriest Beans -- ch. Eleven Death by Umbrella -- Seeds Travel -- ch. Twelve Irresistible Flesh -- ch. Thirteen By Wind and Wave.
Summary Presents a guide to seeds that explains their importance to nature and humanity, describing their role in such events as the Age of Discovery, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
System details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Format: Adobe EPUB eBook.
Format: Adobe PDF eBook.
Format: Kindle Book.
Format: OverDrive Read.
Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle.
Other edition Original 9780465055999 0465055990
Original 9780465048724
Subject Seeds.
Genre Electronic books.
Other corporate author OverDrive, Inc.
ISBN 9780465048724
STANDARD # 69F75D01-2BBF-4CF7-BD0B-EF74DB137137 OverDrive