Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History by Jori Lewis

Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History

Jori Lewis

371 pages • first pub 2022 (view editions) user-added

nonfiction food and drink history informative reflective medium-paced
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A stunning work of popular history--the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery Americans consume over 1.5 billion pounds of peanut products every year. But few of us know the peanut's tumultuous history, or its intimate connection ...

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informative: 100%

reflective: 61%

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emotional: 7%

hopeful: 7%

inspiring: 7%

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