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Author Hanson, Thor, author.

Title The triumph of seeds : how grains, nuts, kernels, pulses, and pips, conquered the plant kingdom and shaped human history / Thor Hanson.

Publication Info. New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015.

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Location Call No. Public Note Status
 Winters Adult Nonfiction  581.467 HAN    CHECK SHELVES
Description xxv, 277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type text rdacontent
Format volume rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Seed for a day -- The staff of life -- Sometimes you feel like a nut -- What the spike moss knows -- Mendel's spores -- Methuselah -- Take it to the bank -- By tooth, beak, and gnaw -- The riches of taste -- The cheeriest beans -- Death by umbrella -- Irresistible flesh -- 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.
Subject Seeds.
ISBN 9780465055999
0465055990