Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber by Stephen Yafa

Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber

Stephen Yafa

398 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky's Cod and Salt, this endlessly revealing book reminds us that the fiber we think of as ordinary is the world's most powerful cash crop, and that it has shaped the destiny of nations. Ranging from its domesticatio...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...