What have plants ever done for us? : Western civilization in fifty plants
Harris, Stephen, 1966-2015
Books, Manuscripts
Plants are an indispensable part of our everyday lives. From the coffee bean that gets roasted for our morning brew to the grasses that feed the animals we eat to the rubber tree that provides the raw materials used in the tyres of our cars, we depend on plants for nearly every aspect of our lives. Stephen Harris takes readers step by chronological step through the role of plants in the rise of the Western world, with sojourns through the history of trade, travel, politics, chemistry, and medicine.
Main title:
Author:
Harris, Stephen, 1966-, author
Imprint:
Oxford : Bodleian Library, 2015.
Collation:
272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781851244478 (hbk)
Dewey class:
581.63
LC class:
QK98.4.A1
Local class:
581.63
Language:
English
BRN:
499021