The Untold History of the Potato

Author	: John Reader
Publisher	: Random House
Total Pages	: 338
Release	: 2009
ISBN-10	: 9780099474791
ISBN-13	: 0099474794
Rating	: 4/5 (794 Downloads)

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Download or read book The Untold History of the Potato written by John Reader and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the gold potatoes at the Sun Temple in Cuzco, Peru, the muddy ones in Ireland and those grown in China for MacDonalds chips, via Mrs Beeton, Charles Darwin, Lenin and Chairman Mao, to the mapping of the potato genome, the story of the spud is both satisfying and fascinating.

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