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Apple
Erika Janik
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Hardcover. Apple explores the cultural and culinary importance of the apple. From the Garden of Eden and Homer's Odyssey to Johnny Appleseed, Wilhelm Tell and Apple Computer, readers will learn how apples became a universal source of sustenance, health and symbolism. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 136 pages, 36 colour illustrations, 54 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 315.
Gravenstein, Coe's Golden Drop, Cox's Orange Pippin: the names sound like something from Tolkien or the ingredients of a magic potion. But as befits their magical appellations, apples have transfixed and beguiled humans for thousands of years. Erika Janik explores the importance of a fruit, born in the mountains of Kazakhstan, which has became a favourite almost everywhere. Apples have played their part in starting the Trojan War, the discovery of gravity and the settling of America, and you can even use them to predict the future. Apples also make for good drinking, and Janik relates the history of cider ... Read more
Gravenstein, Coe's Golden Drop, Cox's Orange Pippin: the names sound like something from Tolkien or the ingredients of a magic potion. But as befits their magical appellations, apples have transfixed and beguiled humans for thousands of years. Erika Janik explores the importance of a fruit, born in the mountains of Kazakhstan, which has became a favourite almost everywhere. Apples have played their part in starting the Trojan War, the discovery of gravity and the settling of America, and you can even use them to predict the future. Apples also make for good drinking, and Janik relates the history of cider ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Edible
Condition
New
Weight
314g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861898487
SKU
V9781861898487
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About Erika Janik
Erika Janik is a freelance writer and a producer at Wisconsin Public Radio. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including Midwest Living, Wisconsin Trails and Wisconsin Magazine of History and Mental Floss. She's also the author of A Short History of Wisconsin (2010), Odd Wisconsin (2007) and Madison: A History of a Model City (2010).
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