The Story of Corn, by Betty Fussell, PB, Like New

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Condition
Like New
A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Paperback is in perfect shape aside form some slight upward turning of the front cover”
Release Year
2004
ISBN
9780826335920
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
ISBN-10
0826335926
ISBN-13
9780826335920
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30259088

Product Key Features

Book Title
Story of Corn
Number of Pages
356 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Folklore & Mythology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Social Science
Author
Betty Fussell
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
26.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-001568
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Without question, the 'bible' of corn. . . . The book is a unique compendium of corn's history, science, mythology, art, anecdotes, and more. If you love corn as much as I do, this should be on your bookshelf."--John Ash, chef and James Beard Award-winning author, Santa Rosa Press Democrat???????????????, "Without question, the 'bible' of corn. . . . The book is a unique compendium of corn's history, science, mythology, art, anecdotes, and more. If you love corn as much as I do, this should be on your bookshelf."--John Ash, chef and James Beard Award-winning author, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
633.1/5/0973
Table Of Content
A Babel of Corn; Seeds of Life; The Daily Round; Flesh and Blood; The Sacred Round; Closing the Circle; Index.
Synopsis
The Story of Corn is a unique compendium, drawing upon history and mythology, science and art, anecdote and image, personal narrative and epic to tell the extraordinary story of the grain that built the New World. Corn transformed the way the entire world eats, providing a hardy, inexpensive alternative to rice or wheat and cheap fodder for livestock and finding its way into everything from explosives to embalming fluid. Betty Fussell has given us a true American saga, interweaving the histories of the indigenous peoples who first cultivated the grain and the European conquerors who appropriated and propagated it around the globe. She explores corn's roles as food, fetish, crop, and commodity to those who have planted, consumed, worshiped, processed, and profited from it for seven centuries. Now available only from the University of New Mexico Press, The Story of Corn, is the winner of a Julia Child Cookbook Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals. "Written in a lively and nontechnical style."-- Library Journal "Fussell has clearly done a good deal of research and a lot of traveling--peering over a precipice at Machu Picchu, descending into a restored ceremonial kiva of the Anasazi people in New Mexico, visiting the sole surviving corn palace from the Midwest boosters--glory days of a century ago."-- Kirkus Reviews, This interweaving of folklore, history, and science tells the seven-century story of the importance of corn in the Americas.
LC Classification Number
SB191.M2F87 2004

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