Pineapple: A Global History

by Kaori O'Connor

Book Overview

Poet Charles Lamb described the pineapple as "too ravishing for moral taste . . . like lovers' kisses she bites--she is a pleasure bordering on pain, from fierceness and insanity of her relish." From the moment Christopher Columbus discovered it on a Caribbean island in 1493, the pineapple has seduced the world, becoming an object of passion and desire. Beloved by George Washington, a favorite of kings and aristocrats, the pineapple quickly achieved...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780231792
• ISBN13: 9781780231792
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"