An empire of plants : people and plants that changed the world
Musgrave, Toby2002
Books, Manuscripts
This book explores the stories of seven plants - tea, tobacco, sugar, opium, quinine, cotton and rubber - whose discovery and cultivation changed the destinies of countries from America to China, India to Brazil.
Main title:
An empire of plants : people and plants that changed the world / Toby & Will Musgrave.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Cassell Illustrated, 2002.
Collation:
192 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), map, ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Cassell, 2000.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 188.
ISBN:
18440302029781844030200
Dewey class:
580.9580.9580.9
Local class:
580
Language:
English
BRN:
166227