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Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History. Written by Bill Laws
Bill Laws
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Description for Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History. Written by Bill Laws
hardcover. From the crops that have fed billions of people over the centuries to the plants highly regarded for their medicinal qualities, this fascinating offering from garden expert Bill Laws unearths the stories behind some of the world's best-known plants. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 716. 224 pages, 200 colour illustrations. From the crops that have fed billions of people over the centuries to the plants highly regarded for their medicinal qualities, this fascinating offering from garden expert Bill Laws unearths the stories behind some of the world's best-known plants. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WNP. Dimension: 235 x 178 x 23. Weight: 724.
Of course, we are entirely dependent on plants for our food and the air we breathe, but did you know that 5,000 mature English oak trees were used in the construction of Admiral Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory, or that sweet peas were involved in the birth of the science of genetics? King Cotton was the driver of the slave trade, which was the first domino to fall in the American Revolution, and cotton was also the catalyst for the Industrial Revolution. These, and many other extraordinary facts in Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History, highlight the dynamic ways ... Read more
Of course, we are entirely dependent on plants for our food and the air we breathe, but did you know that 5,000 mature English oak trees were used in the construction of Admiral Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory, or that sweet peas were involved in the birth of the science of genetics? King Cotton was the driver of the slave trade, which was the first domino to fall in the American Revolution, and cotton was also the catalyst for the Industrial Revolution. These, and many other extraordinary facts in Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History, highlight the dynamic ways ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
David & Charles Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Newton Abbot, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780715338544
SKU
V9780715338544
Shipping Time
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99-5
About Bill Laws
Bill Laws is a writer, editor and journalist who specialises in homes, gardens and landscapes. He is the author of ten books including Common Losses: Essays and Interviews on Trees, Woods and the Green Man. Bill's work has featured in the Guardian and Telegraph newspapers as well as various BBC publications, Environment Now and Period House. He is based in ... Read more
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