Vegetables are more than just food for humans--they've been characters, companions, and even protagonists throughout history. "How Carrots Won the Trojan War" is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins, legends, and historical significance of 23 of the world's most popular vegetables. 384 pp. 15,000 print.
Vegetables are more than just food for humans--they've been characters, companions, and even protagonists throughout history. "How Carrots Won the Trojan War" is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins, legends, and historical significance of 23 of the world's most popular vegetables. 384 pp. 15,000 print.
Rebecca Rupp has written more than a dozen books for children and adults, including Weather! and How Carrots Won the Trojan War. She holds a PhD in cell biology and biochemistry and has written hundreds of articles for magazines, including Country Journal, Early American Life, Mother Earth News, Natural History, and Utne Reader. She lives in Vermont.
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Introduction: Vegetables In and Out of the Garden One: In Which Asparagus Seduces the King of France Two: In Which Beans Beat Back the Dark Ages Three: In Which Beets Make Victorian Belles Blush Four: In Which Cabbage Confounds Diogenes Five: In Which Carrots Win the Trojan War Six: In Which Celery Contributes to Casanova's Conquests Seven: In Which Corn Creates Vampires Eight: In Which Cucumbers Imitate Pigeons Nine: In Which An Eggplant Causes a Holy Man to Faint Ten: In Which Lettuce Puts Insomniacs to Sleep Eleven: In Which Melons Undermine Mark Twain's Morals Twelve: In Which Onions Offend Don Quixote Thirteen: In Which Peas Almost Poison General Washington Fourteen: In Which Peppers Win the Nobel Prize Fifteen: In Which Potatoes Baffle the Conquistadors Sixteen: In Which Pumpkins Attend the World's Fair Seventeen: In Which Radishes Identify Witches Eighteen: In Which Spinach Deceives a Generation of Children Nineteen: In Which Tomatoes Fail to Kill Colonel Johnson Twenty: In Which Turnips Make a Viscount Famous
Introduction: Vegetables In and Out of the Garden One: In Which Asparagus Seduces the King of France Two: In Which Beans Beat Back the Dark Ages Three: In Which Beets Make Victorian Belles Blush Four: In Which Cabbage Confounds Diogenes Five: In Which Carrots Win the Trojan War Six: In Which Celery Contributes to Casanova's Conquests Seven: In Which Corn Creates Vampires Eight: In Which Cucumbers Imitate Pigeons Nine: In Which An Eggplant Causes a Holy Man to Faint Ten: In Which Lettuce Puts Insomniacs to Sleep Eleven: In Which Melons Undermine Mark Twain's Morals Twelve: In Which Onions Offend Don Quixote Thirteen: In Which Peas Almost Poison General Washington Fourteen: In Which Peppers Win the Nobel Prize Fifteen: In Which Potatoes Baffle the Conquistadors Sixteen: In Which Pumpkins Attend the World's Fair Seventeen: In Which Radishes Identify Witches Eighteen: In Which Spinach Deceives a Generation of Children Nineteen: In Which Tomatoes Fail to Kill Colonel Johnson Twenty: In Which Turnips Make a Viscount Famous
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