Apple: A Global History

by Erika Janik

Gravenstein. Coe's Golden Drop. Mendocino Cox. The names sound like something from the imagination of Tolkien or perhaps the ingredients in a dubious magical potion rather than what they are--varieties of apples. But as befits their enchanting names, apples have transfixed and beguiled humans for thousands of years. Apple: A Global History explores the cultural and culinary importance of a fruit born in the mountains of Kazakhstan that has...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861898487
• ISBN13: 9781861898487
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 8.1"