James McWilliams

The Pecan

A History of America's Native Nut

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Produktbeschreibung

This lively history by the acclaimed author of Just Food and A Revolution in Eating follows the pecan from primordial Southern groves to the contemporary Chinese marketplace to reveal how a nut with a very limited natural range has become a global commodi

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 262g
• ISBN-13: 9780292762183
• ISBN-10: 0292762186
• Artikelnr.: 63052269

Autorenporträt

JAMES MCWILLIAMS is Professor of History at Texas State University. He is a frequent contributor to the Atlantic, Texas Observer, the New York Times, and other publications.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Cracking the Nut
Chapter 1. The Native Americans' Nut
Chapter 2. "Pekan Nuttrees": Europeans Encounter the Pecan
Chapter 3. ". . . the Forest into an Orchard": Passive Cultivation on the
Texas Frontier
Chapter 4. Antoine's Graft: The Birth of the Improved Pecan, 1822–1900
Chapter 5. "To Make These Little Trees": The Culture of Pecan Improvement,
1900–1925
Chapter 6. "Pecans for the World": The Pecan Goes Industrial, 1920-1945
Chapter 7. "In Almost Any Recipe . . . Pecans May Be Used": American
Consumers Embrace the Pecan, 1940-1960
Chapter 8. "China Wants Our Nuts": The Pecan Goes Global
Epilogue. The Future of Pecans
Notes
Bibliographical Essay
Index