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Gardens of New Spain; How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Changed America
by William W. Dunmire (AUTHOR SIGNED)
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- as new
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0292705646
- ISBN 13
- 9780292705647
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2004 University of Texas Press, Austin, TX. 2004. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 376 pp 8vo. This book tells the fascinating story of the diffusion of plants, gardens, agriculture, and cuisine from late medieval Spain to the colonial frontier of Hispanic America. In lively prose, the author tells stories of settlers, missionaries, and natives who blended their growing and eating practices into regional plantways and cuisines that live on today in every corner of America. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006605
- Title
- Gardens of New Spain; How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Changed America
- Author
- William W. Dunmire (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0292705646
- ISBN 13
- 9780292705647
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin, TX
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- plants, gardens, agriculture, horticulture, food, Spain, Old World foods, New World foods, Mediterranean food, Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, corn, beans, squash, wheat, melons, grapes, vegetables, Mediterranean fruit
- Bookseller catalogs
- Latin America;
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About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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