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Pecans: The Story in a Nutshell (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest)
Jane Manaster
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Description for Pecans: The Story in a Nutshell (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest)
Paperback. Travel just about anywhere in the southern United States, and you will find pecan trees. The nut too hard to crack by hand the derivation of the pecans Algonquian name is one of the most successful native agricultural crops of North America. This title explores the natural history, cultivation, and uses of the pecan tree and nut. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 120 pages, 9 color and 9 B/W photos; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Travel just about anywhere in the southern United States, and you will find pecan trees. The nut too hard to crack by hand the derivation of the pecans Algonquian name is one of the most successful native agricultural crops of North America. So popular are pecans that Thomas Jefferson once wrote home from Paris for a supply, while many people today consider their holidays incomplete without a pecan pie. Jane Manaster's ""Pecans"", updated from its original 1994 publication, explores the natural history, cultivation, and uses of the pecan tree and nut. Her engaging account pieces together a fascinating mosaic of ... Read more
Travel just about anywhere in the southern United States, and you will find pecan trees. The nut too hard to crack by hand the derivation of the pecans Algonquian name is one of the most successful native agricultural crops of North America. So popular are pecans that Thomas Jefferson once wrote home from Paris for a supply, while many people today consider their holidays incomplete without a pecan pie. Jane Manaster's ""Pecans"", updated from its original 1994 publication, explores the natural history, cultivation, and uses of the pecan tree and nut. Her engaging account pieces together a fascinating mosaic of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
Series
Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896726406
SKU
V9780896726406
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Reviews for Pecans: The Story in a Nutshell (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest)
This gem of a book is full of interesting information, recipes and history of a delicious nut. The book is easy to crack and enjoy...This is a highly readable book on a popular nut and will be appreciated not only by pecan growers, but also pecan eaters.
Dee Ann Ray, Weatherford Daily News, Weekender, Dec. 6, 2008
Dee Ann Ray, Weatherford Daily News, Weekender, Dec. 6, 2008