Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland

by Cynthia Clampitt

Book Overview

Food historian Cynthia Clampitt pens the epic story of what happened when Mesoamerican farmers bred a nondescript grass into a staff of life so prolific, so protean, that it represents nothing less than one of humankind's greatest achievements. Blending history with expert reportage, she traces the disparate threads that have woven corn into the fabric of our diet, politics, economy, science, and cuisine. At the same time she explores its future as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252080572
• ISBN13: 9780252080579
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 9.1"