The food explorer : the true adventures of the globe-trotting botanist who transformed what America eats / Daniel Stone.
By: Stone, Daniel (Daniel Evan) [author.].
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, New York : Dutton, [2018]Description: xvi, 397 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781101990582; 1101990589.Subject(s): Fairchild, David, 1869-1954 | Fairchild, David, 1869-1954 | Botanists -- United States -- Biography | Botanists | United StatesGenre/Form: Biography.Additional physical formats: Online version:: Food explorer.Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
David Fairchild, a young botanist with an insatiable lust to explore and experience the world, set out in search of foods that would enrich the American farmer and enchant the American eater. Fairchild's finds weren't just limited to food: From Egypt he sent back a variety of cotton that revolutionised an industry, and via Japan he introduced the cherry blossom tree, forever brightening America's capital. Along the way, he was arrested, caught diseases, and bargained with island tribes. Through him, America transformed into the most diverse food system ever created.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-337) and index.
Chance encounters -- One thousand dollars -- East of Suez -- Guest and proteǵe -́- The listless Pacific -- One cause, one country -- Crossing countries -- Alligator pears -- Grapes of a Venetian monk -- Citrus maxima -- Lemons, leaves, and the dawn of new light -- On the banks of the Tigris -- Bell's grand plan -- A brain awhirl -- Cherry trees with no cherries -- The urge to walk -- Outlaws, brigands, and murderers -- Fly the coop -- Sad and mad and so utterly unnecessary -- Wij zijn Amerikanen.
Documents the adventures and legacy of nineteenth-century botanist and food explorer David Fairchild to reveal the stories of how diverse crops ranging from avocadoes and mangoes to seedless grapes and pomegranates were introduced to America from faraway cultures.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Author's Note (p. xiii)
- Part I
- Chapter 1 Chance Encounters (p. 3)
- Chapter 2 One Thousand Dollars (p. 24)
- Chapter 3 East of Suez (p. 37)
- Chapter 4 Guest and Protégé (p. 51)
- Chapter 5 The Listless Pacific (p. 65)
- Part II
- Chapter 6 One Cause, One Country (p. 81)
- Chapter 7 Crossing Countries (p. 99)
- Chapter 8 Alligator Pears (p. 111)
- Chapter 9 Grapes of a Venetian Monk (p. 125)
- Chapter 10 Citrus Maxima (p. 140)
- Part III
- Chapter 11 Lemons, Leaves, and the Dawn of New Light (p. 161)
- Chapter 12 On the Banks of the Tigris (p. 178)
- Chapter 13 Bell's Grand Plan (p. 194)
- Chapter 14 A Brain Awhirl (p. 206)
- Chapter 15 Cherry Trees with No Cherries (p. 220)
- Part IV
- Chapter 16 The Urge to Walk (p. 241)
- Chapter 17 Outlaws, Brigands, and Murderers (p. 261)
- Chapter 18 Fly the Coop (p. 277)
- Chapter 19 Sad and Mad and So Utterly Unnecessary (p. 289)
- Chapter 20 Wij Zijn Amerikanen (p. 306)
- Epilogue (p. 317)
- Acknowledgments (p. 325)
- Bibliography (p. 329)
- Notes (p. 339)
- Index (p. 387)