Empire of Plants by Musgrave, Toby ISBN 0304354430

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[edit] Empire of Plants

People and Plants that Changed the World. For over three hundred years, plants have been at the heart of Europe's trade and power. This compelling book explores the stories of seven plants - tea, tobacco, sugar, opium, quinine, cotton and rubber - whose discovery and cultivation changed the destinies of countries from America to China, India to Bra

Unravels the hidden histories of plants that sustained empires, from sugar and cotton to tea and opium Real-life adventures of planters, traders and smugglers by authors of the highly successful The Plant Hunters (over 12,000 copies sold in hardback) Exciting, vivid stories which bring a new and original perspective to the rise and fall of nations, peoples and empires Illustrated with dramatic contemporary photographs, beautiful botanical drawings, paintings and cartoons

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[edit] Title

Empire of Plants

[edit] Author

Musgrave, Toby

[edit] ISBN

0304354430

[edit] Published

17/11/2000

[edit] Publisher

Cassell & Co

[edit] Binding

HARDBACK

[edit] Retail Price

20 (GBP)

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20 (GBP)

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