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Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber

Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber

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Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber

by Stephen Yafa

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9780143037224
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Penguin Books, June 2006. Trade Paperback. Used - Good. Trade Paperback

Synopsis

In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky's Cod and Salt , this endlessly revealing book reminds us that the fiber we think of as ordinary is the world's most powerful cash crop, and that it has shaped the destiny of nations. Ranging from its domestication 5,500 years ago to its influence in creating Calvin Klein's empire and the Gap, Stephen Yafa's Cotton gives us an intimate look at the plant that fooled Columbus into thinking he'd reached India, that helped start the Industrial Revolution as well as the American Civil War, and that made at least one bug—the boll weevil—world famous. A sweeping chronicle of ingenuity, greed,  conflict, and opportunism, Cotton offers "a barrage of fascinating information" ( Los Angeles Times ).

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Bookseller
Kona Bay Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
80926
Title
Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber
Author
Stephen Yafa
Format/Binding
Trade Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0143037226
ISBN 13
9780143037224
Publisher
Penguin Books
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
June 2006
Pages
398

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