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Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent by John Reader
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“other spoils of the Spanish Conquest at the end of the sixteenth century and thereafter spread fitfully, only becoming fully established as a staple food of Europe's rural and working families during the nineteenth century.”
John Reader, Potato
“That these commonplace and down-to-earth tubers should be a vital component of humanity's venture into space is a
sublime vindication of their worth. Trillions of dollars, billions of man-hours and the success of humanity's most ambitious and complex enterprise will ultimately depend upon the astronauts' ability to grow potatoes.”
John Reader, Potato
“Neither cereals nor pulses can match its generosity: the potato is the best all-round bundle of nutrition known.”
John Reader, Potato