Cotton by Stephen Yafa
In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky's Cod and Salt, this endlessly revealing book reminds us that the fiber we think of as ordinary is the world's most powerful cash crop, and that it has shaped the destiny of nations. Ranging from its domestication 5,500 years ago to its influence in creating Calvin Klein's empire and the Gap, Stephen Yafa's Cotton gives us an intimate look at the plant that fooled Columbus into thinking he'd reached India, that helped start the Industrial Revolution as well as the American Civil War, and that made at least one bug-the boll weevil-world famous. A sweeping chronicle of ingenuity, greed, conflict, and opportunism, Cotton offers "a barrage of fascinating information" (Los Angeles Times).
Yafa, Stephen: -
Stephen Yafa is the author of Grain of Truth and Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber. He is also a novelist, playwright, and award-winning screenwriter and has written for Playboy, Details, and Rolling Stone.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143037224 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143037226 |
| Title | Cotton |
| Author | Stephen Yafa |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2006-06-27 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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