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The Potato : How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
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The Potato : How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World Paperback - 1999 - 1st Edition

by Zuckerman, Larry

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  • Title The Potato : How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
  • Author Zuckerman, Larry
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
  • Date 1999-10-25
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1082578-6
  • ISBN 9780865475786 / 0865475784
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: Modern
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: French
    • Cultural Region: Ireland
  • Library of Congress subjects Plants and history, Potatoes - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99025615
  • Dewey Decimal Code 641.352

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Larry Zuckerman is a freelance editor and writer. He lives in Seattle with his wife and young son.