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Midwest Maize

How Corn Shaped the U. S. Heartland

Midwest Maize( )
Author: Clampitt, Cynthia
Series title:Heartland Foodways Ser.
ISBN:978-0-252-08057-9
Publication Date:Feb 2015
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.95
Book Description:

Food historian Cynthia Clampitt pens the epic story of what happened when Mesoamerican farmers bred a nondescript grass into a staff of life so prolific, so protean, that it represents nothing less than one of humankind's greatest achievements. Blending history with expert reportage, she traces the disparate threads that have woven corn into the ......

Book Details
Pages:304
Detailed Subjects: Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science
History / United States / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.15 x 9.25 x 0.8 Inches
Book Weight:1.058 Pounds



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