Book
The triumph of seeds : how grains, nuts, kernels, pulses, and pips, conquered the plant kingdom and shaped human history / Thor Hanson.
Presents a guide to seeds that explains their importance to nature and humanity, describing their role in such events as the Age of Discovery, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780465055999 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0465055990 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780465097401 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xxv, 277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-266) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Seed for a day -- The staff of life -- Sometimes you feel like a nut -- What the spike moss knows -- Mendel's spores -- Methuselah -- Take it to the bank -- By tooth, beak, and gnaw -- The riches of taste -- The cheeriest beans -- Death by umbrella -- Irresistible flesh -- By wind and wave. |
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| Subject: | Seeds. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Legislative Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Library, Vaughan Street | QK 661 Han (Text) | 36970100253881 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
