Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History
Take a fascinating look at the most influential plants known to humankind. Explore the scents, dyes, spices, poisons, drugs and cures derived from plants that have impacted civilisation.
ISBN: 9780715338544
Author: Bill Laws
Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History |
£ 12.99 |
Explore entries from cacao to cotton, hops to tulips and papyrus to opium poppies, all with beautiful illustrations.
Discover how a new continent was discovered when looking for pepper, how chocolate could cure the lovesick, chilli wards off elephants and bamboo is stronger than steel.
This accessible, popular science book is ideal for a general readership and bound to have you looking at plants in a new light.
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