The Pineapple
Author(s): Fran Beauman
Presents a history that takes us from the pineapple's origins in the Amazon rainforests to its first tasting by Columbus in Guadeloupe and its starring role on the royal dinner tables of Europe. As the story rolls on, it touches on pineapples and sex, pineapples and empire, and pineapples in art.
Product Information
Brilliant and delicious history for all to devour... 20050121
Fran Beauman graduated with a first class degree in History from Cambridge and now writes and presents for television. Her passion for pineapples began with a childhood visit to the pineapple-shapedgarden retreat at Dunmore Park in Scotland and has taken her across the world.This is her first book.
General Fields
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- : vinteb
- : vinteb
- : 0.551
- : 03 November 2005
- : 250mm X mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Fran Beauman
- : Hardback
- : 641.34774
- : 336
- : 8
