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02041cam a2200337 a 4500 |
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OCoLC |
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ta |
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210503s2011 maua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2011020049 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781603429689 (pbk.) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1603429689 (pbk.) |
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(OCoLC)704380972 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
SB320.5 |
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.R87 2011 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Rupp, Rebecca. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
How carrots won the Trojan War : |
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curious (but true) stories of common vegetables / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
by Rebecca Rupp. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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North Adams, MA : |
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Storey Pub., |
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©2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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376 p. : |
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ill. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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Includes index. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Vegetables in and out of the garden -- Asparagus seduces the King of France -- Beans beat back the Dark Ages -- Beets make Victorian belles blush -- Cabbage confounds Diogenes -- Carrots win the Trojan War -- Celery contributes to Casanova's conquests -- Corn creates vampires -- Cucumbers imitate pigeons -- An eggplant causes a holy man to faint -- Lettuce puts insomniacs to sleep -- Melons undermine Mark Twain's morals -- Onions offend Don Quixote -- Peas almost poison General Washington -- Peppers win the Nobel Prize -- Potatoes baffle the Conquistadors -- Pumpkins attend the World's Fair -- Radishes identify witches -- Spinach deceives a generation of children -- Tomatoes fail to kill Colonel Johnson -- Turnips make a viscount famous. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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Vegetables are more than just food for humans--they've been characters, companions, and even protagonists throughout history. This is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins, legends, and historical significance of 23 of the world's most popular vegetables. |
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Vegetables |
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History. |
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Vegetable gardening |
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History. |
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Vegetable gardening. |
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fast |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Vegetables. |
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fast |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Vegetables |
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History. |
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sears |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Vegetable gardening |
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History. |
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sears |
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Library of Congress Classification |
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Books |
