Seeds of wealth : [Text] four plants that made men rich /
by Hobhouse, Henry.
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BookSeries: Four plants that made men rich. Publisher: Washington, DC Washington, DC Shoemaker & Hoard Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2004, c2003Edition: 1st Shoemaker & Hoard ed.Description: xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 1593760442.Subject(s): Book | Plants -- History | Plants -- Economic aspects | Plants -- Social aspects | Wood -- Fiction | Wine and wine making -- History | Rubber -- History | Cigarettes -- HistorySummary: Examines the roles of timber, wine grapes, rubber, and tobacco on world history, discussing the ways their locations, shortages, uses, and trade have led to technological innovations, political debate and change, wars, economic success and failure, and health concerns over the centuries.
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Book | 581.6 H (Browse shelf) | Available | H022215555 |
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Praise for seeds of wealth
Includes bibliographic references (p. 245-248) and index.
Booklist, November 2004
Kliatt, July 2006
Examines the roles of timber, wine grapes, rubber, and tobacco on world history, discussing the ways their locations, shortages, uses, and trade have led to technological innovations, political debate and change, wars, economic success and failure, and health concerns over the centuries.
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