The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats
Dutton Books, 2019.
Paperback. The true adventures of David Fairchild, a turn-of-the-century food explorer who traveled the globe and introduced diverse crops like avocados, mangoes, seedless grapes--and thousands more--to the American plate.
"Fascinating."--The New York Times Book Review - "Fast-paced adventure writing."--The Wall Street Journal - "Richly descriptive."--Kirkus -.....