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Author:
Johnson, Sylvia A.
Title:
Tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and beans : how the foods of the Americas changed eating around the world / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; illustrated with archival prints and photographs.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
Copyright Date:
c1997
Description:
138 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Cookery (Vegetables)--History--Juvenile literature.
Vegetables--North America--History--Juvenile literature.
Vegetables--South America--History--Juvenile literature.
Vegetables--West Indies--History--Juvenile literature.
Cookery--Vegetables.
Vegetables.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-127) and index.
Contents:
Other foods from the Americas. Beans : new varieties from a new world -- Peppers : hot and sweet -- Peanuts : from the Americas to Africa and back again -- Potatoes : buried treasure -- Tomatoes : forbidden fruit -- Chocolate : food of the gods -- Other foods from the Americas.
Summary:
Describes many foods native to the Americas, including corn, peppers, peanuts, and chocolate, which were taken to Europe and used in new ways around the world.
ISBN:
9780689801419
0689801416
LCCN:
96007207
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)
VSPC034 -- Meehan Memorial Lansing Public Library (Lansing)
OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

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