The Story of Corn

by Betty Fussell

Overview

This interweaving of folklore, history, and science tells the seven-century story of the importance of corn in the Americas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826335920
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	12/15/2004
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	367
Product dimensions:	8.13(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Betty Fussell received a Ph.D. in English literature, has written over a dozen books about a variety of foods, and penned food columns for The New York Times. She resides in New York.

What People are Saying About This

Jane and Michael Stern

Having picked through every kernel of information about corn with the zeal of a state fair-goer holding a buttery cob, Fussell has produced a delicious and meticulous book about the real American staff of life.

Editorial Reviews

Without question, the 'bible' of corn. . . . The book is a unique compendium of corn's history, science, mythology, art, anecdotes, and more. If you love corn as much as I do, this should be on your bookshelf.—John Ash, chef and James Beard Award-winning author, Santa Rosa Press Democrat

From the Publisher

Putting this book down is as hard as leaving an ear of fresh buttered corn half eaten.

The New York Times

Fussell . . . can get away with phrases like 'the sexiness of corn' without sounding loopy. The way she writes about it, it is -hypnotic, alluring, sustaining, and not a little bit mysterious.

Los Angeles Times

Fussell . . . is totally and passionately in love with corn, and she treats it the way Cecil B. DeMille treated a Bible story-with zest and romance and hordes of gorgeously costumed extras.

New York Times Book Review