tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post4974014030945015131..comments2024-02-20T03:18:43.590-05:00Comments on Magnificent Octopus: Three books about tomatoesIsabella Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-56762051198470567592012-07-06T11:19:57.700-04:002012-07-06T11:19:57.700-04:00OK, I'm craving tomatoes now after looking at ...OK, I'm craving tomatoes now after looking at those covers.<br /><br />One more book not directly on tomatoes but they do figure in it--<i>1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created</i> by Charles Mann. It goes into pretty good detail on the "Columbian exchange" (including, as he put it, how tomatoes ended up in Italy). Part of the genesis of the book had to do with tomatoes (as can be read online in the prologue...several online book sites have it available).Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.com