The Fruits Of History

By Dennis Santaniello

Dennis Santaniello has spent twenty years growing, selling, and thinking about fruit. As a farmer and vendor, he's handled every one of these fruits thousands of times - and he's always wondered how they got here.

The Fruits of History is where that curiosity landed. This first volume covers the fruits everyone knows - the ones that fill every kitchen, every lunchbox, every still life painting - and digs into the strange, sprawling stories behind them. How bananas reshaped entire economies. How grapes became synonymous with excess. How the Jersey tomato went from backyard weed to summer royalty.

Each chapter traces a single fruit from its ancient origins to the present day - the trade routes, the wars, the myths, the agriculture, the accidents that put it on your table.

Featured fruits: Bananas, Apples, Oranges, Cherries, Grapes, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Watermelons, Figs, Lemons, Pineapples, Coconuts, and Mangoes.

Book 1 of the Fruits of History series. Each volume stands alone.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CV1YZ77K
• ISBN13: 9798223456650
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Dennis Santaniello
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"