Rodger, Ellen.

The biography of potatoes / written by Ellen Rodger. - New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Company, 2007. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. - How did that get here? .

Includes index.

The vegetable that changed history -- Geography: mountain plant to monoculture -- How potatoes grow -- Ancient potatoes -- The spread of the potato -- The irish potato famine/the great hunger -- The potato today/Idaho/PEI -- Potato products: as common as fries -- Monoculture/pests/the future.

ISBN: 9780778724926 (rlb) 0778724921 (rlb) 9780778725282 (pb) 0778725286 (pb)

LCCN: 2007003458

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Potatoes.

LC Class. No.: SB211.P8 / R63 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 635/.21

National Agricultural Library Call No.: jSB211.P8 / R63 2007