An empire of plants
people and plants that changed the world
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Author
Contributions
- Musgrave, Will. - Contributor
Publication
2000 - Distributed in the United States of America by Sterling Pub., London, England
Language
English
Word Count
48,000 words, Guess
Page Count
192 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveempireofplantspe0000musg
- Internet Archiveempireofplantspe0000musg_x4w7
- ISBN-100304354430
- ISBN-139780304354436
- LibraryThing461979
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- Goodreads1100258
- Library of Congress Control Number2001269824
- OCLC Control Number44933906
- Better World Books9780304354436
- Open LibraryOL3965008M
Classifications
- DDC581.6/09
- LCCSB71 .M87 2000
- LCCSB71.M87 2000
Description
For centuries, from foodstuffs and fabrics to medicine and industrial materials, plants have dominated trade between countries. Possession of rare spices, sweets, and narcotics could mean enviable wealth and power. In quest of these desired products and the income they brought, explorers ventured forth, risking death as they traveled unknown seas. Here is the story of seven plants--tobacco, sugar, cotton, tea, poppies, quinine, and rubber--and how Europe's hunger for them led to the Age of Empire ... and turned world history upside down. Not only did these crops ensure the commercial success of America and Europe, but they became the catalyst for piracy, smuggling, addiction, and the slave trade--the darker side of the golden profits. With fascinating contemporary illustrations.
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