Pawpaw in search of America's forgotten fruit

As fruits go, the pawpaw is about as unique, historically important, and yet mysteriously undervalued as it gets. Despite an impressive resume, most people have probably never heard of the pawpaw, let alone bit into one. If you haven't yet eaten a pawpaw, Moore's lively and inquisitive book will hav...

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Main Author: Moore, Andrew, 1985- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015.
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245 1 0 |a Pawpaw :  |b in search of America's forgotten fruit /  |c Andrew Moore ; foreword by Michael W. Twitty. 
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300 |a xvi, 296 pages :  |b color illustrations, map ;  |c 24 cm 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a pt. I. Pawpaws in history. What's a pawpaw? ; A brief history of pawpaws in America ; Towards domestication ; A tale of two fruits -- pt. II. Pawpaws to the people. Johnny Pawpawseed ; Hunting the lost Ketter fruit ; Peterson's gambit ; In the orchard ; The Ohio Pawpaw Festival ; Tobacco, acetogenins, and ice cream ; The Ohio Pawpaw Growers Association ; Into the woods : a new orchard -- pt. III. Way down yonder : travels in the pawpaw belt. St. Louis ; Historic Virginia ; North Carolina ; Down South ; Appalachia ; Cherokee ; North and Midwest -- Appendix 1. Pawpaw ice cream -- Appendix 2. A selection of pawpaw nurseries -- Appendix 3. Cultivar profiles and impressions. 
520 |a As fruits go, the pawpaw is about as unique, historically important, and yet mysteriously undervalued as it gets. Despite an impressive resume, most people have probably never heard of the pawpaw, let alone bit into one. If you haven't yet eaten a pawpaw, Moore's lively and inquisitive book will have you seeking out the nearest pawpaw patch--Dust jacket. 
586 |a Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award Nominee, 2016 
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