Book ID: 24697
SALAMAN, Redcliffe N.
The History and Social Influence of the Potato. 1949. (Reprint 1986). many figs. maps. XLV,685 p. gr8vo. Paper bd. - With a new introduction by J.G.Hawkes.
Contents (partly): Immigrant Man and the Andean Potato/ TheArchaeological Record/ The Potato in Pre-Spanish Peru/ The Inca Period/The Potatoes of America and their Relation to the Early EuropeanVarieties/ Early Descriptions of the Potato in Europe/ "Vertues", Vicesand Values/ Names and Aliases/ The Introduction to Europe: The Raleighand other Legends/ Potato Varieties: Past, Present and Future/ ThePotato in Ireland in the Sixteenth Century/ etc.