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01722aam a2200301Ii 4500 001 3719F7605EC011E686B77DB1DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160810010341 008 150611t20152015enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1851244476 020 $a 9781851244478 040 $d SILO 050 4 $a QK98.4.A1 $b H37 2015 082 04 $a 509 100 1 $a Harris, Stephen, $d 1966- $e author. 245 10 $a What have plants ever done for us? : $b western civilization in fifty plants / $c Stephen Harris. 264 1 $a Oxford, [England] : $b Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, $c [2015] 300 $a 264 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-261) and index. 520 8 $a When did the British Government become the world's largest drugs pusher? What tree is frequently used to treat cancer? Which everyday condiment is the most widely traded spice on the planet? Plants are an indispensable part of our everyday life. From the coffee bush and grass for cattle which give us milk for our cappuccinos to the rubber tree which produces tyres for our cars, our lives are inextricably linked to the world of plants. Taking us on a chronological journey, Stephen Harris identifies fifty plants that have been key to the development of the Western world, discussing trade, politics, medicine, travel and chemistry along the way. 650 0 $a Plants, Useful $x History. 941 $a 5 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214031925.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180403015705.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20170601010325.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20161115071210.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20160810012331.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3719F7605EC011E686B77DB1DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search