Midwest Maize Sarah Y. Vinson gossipy and elegantly written

gossipy and elegantly written

and their ultimate emergence as folk heroes resonates unnervingly in our own violent time

with contributions from Lawrence Lessig

Maine is a pioneer in the sport of road racing

Midwest Maize Sarah Y. Vinson gossipy and elegantly writtenFood historian Cynthia Clampitt pens the epic story of what happened when Mesoamerican farmers bred a nondescript grass into a staff of life so prolific, so protean, that it represents nothing less than one of humankind's greatest achievements. Blending history with expert reportage, she traces the disparate threads that have woven corn into the fabric of our diet, politics, economy, science, and cuisine. At the same time she explores its future as a