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Can I read The Potato : How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World on EtoBox?

The Potato : How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World by Larry Zuckerman is a cooking available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Potato : How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World about?

<p><i>The Potato </i>tells the story of how a humble vegetable, once regarded as trash food, had as revolutionary an impact on Western history as the railroad or the automobile. Using Ireland, England, France, and the United States as examples, Larry Zuckerman shows how daily life from the 1770s until World War I would have been unrecognizable-perhaps impossible-without the potato, which functioned as fast food, famine insurance, fuel and labor saver, budget stretcher, and bank loan, as well as delicacy. Drawing on personal diaries, contemporaneous newspaper accounts, and other primary sources, this is popular social history at its liveliest and most illuminating.</p>

Who reads The Potato : How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World?

It is typically read by readers building habits, skills, productivity or wellbeing.

Common subject areas: self-improvement, productivity, wellness.

Author
Larry Zuckerman
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Published
2012
Language
EN
ISBN
9781466812437
Category
cooking
Subjects
Home & Lifestyle, Cooking, Lifestyle
Rating
3.54 / 5 (346 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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