Seeds of Wealth: Five Plants That Made Men Rich Seeds of Wealth
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (981 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003Q8C59C |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 313 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Random Facts to Enjoy According to this book's dust jacket, the author, Henry Hobhouse, quit the news business and returned to his farm in Somerset in 195Random Facts to Enjoy Bada According to this book's dust jacket, the author, Henry Hobhouse, quit the news business and returned to his farm in Somerset in 1954. For these past 50 years he has been assembling random facts on every subject imaginable. When it came time to write this book, he evidently stuck those facts in a blender and pushed puree. Beyond the four plants in question, this book seems to have no organizing principle beyond "we've got to stick everything in somewhere." In one three page tour de force, for example, he manages to discuss the differences between British and Dutch estates in Asia, the use of ships for Haj pilgr. . For these past 50 years he has been assembling random facts on every subject imaginable. When it came time to write this book, he evidently stuck those facts in a blender and pushed puree. Beyond the four plants in question, this book seems to have no organizing principle beyond "we've got to stick everything in somewhere." In one three page tour de force, for example, he manages to discuss the differences between British and Dutch estates in Asia, the use of ships for Haj pilgr. Plants, Wealth and History This fascinating book looks at the causative role of plants in history. The cultivation of and trade in these plants created enormous wealth and changed the history of the world in many ways.The chapter on timber is titled The Essential Carpet. In it, Hobhouse discusses how the shortage of timber in the United Kingdom led to the use of coal, which led to scientific advances and ultimately to the industrial revolution. On the other hand, the abundance of timber in the USA spurred the westward march of the country during the 1800s.In The Grape's Bid For Immortality, the author discusses the growing of vines and m. Midwest Book Review said An exciting history which surveys the plant's evolution. Gardening history and trivia enthusiasts will welcome Henry Hobhouse's gorgeous Seeds Of Wealth: Four Plants That Made Men Rich, presenting four essays examining the social consequences of exploiting timber, tobacco, rubber and the wine grape. These are cash crops central to world interests for centuries: all have had a major impact on the world - and all have been largely ignored. Each essay provides an exciting history which surveys the plant's evolution in human affairs. Hobhouse has long been a reporter and Seeds Of Wealth is scholarly yet accessible and highly recommended for the non-specialist general rea