Reader, John, <br/><br/>
Potato :  a history of the propitious esculent / 
John Reader. 
 - xvi, 315 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published as: Propitious esculent. London : William Heinemann, 2008.  Printed on acid-free paper. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and index. 
<br/><br/> South America --  To Mars from the Andes --  What exactly is a potato? --  Domestication --  Whence have they come? --  A dainty dish --  Europe --  The lonely impulse of delight --  The way it was --  The demoralising esculent --  Where the praties grow --  Seeds of famine --  Woe the sons of Adam! --  The world --  The fatal malady --  Co-opting science --  Men on a mission --  Global voyage --  Developing worlds --  For the price of apples. 
<br/><br/> "This delightful book tells the history of the potato, from its origins in Incan gardens thousands of years ago to its place on a NASA manned rocket destined for Mars. Less humble than it may seem, the potato has played a crucial role in human history wherever people have embraced it as a staple food."--Back cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0300141092 0300171455 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780300141092 9780300171457 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008937284 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Food crops--History.<br/>Potato industry--History.<br/>Potatoes.<br/>Potatoes--History.<br/>Potatoes--Social aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SB211 .P8  / R43 2009