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Slaves for Peanuts: A Story of Conquest, Liberation, and a Crop That Changed History

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Winner, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship

Winner, Harriet Tubman Prize

A stunning work of popular history—the story of how a crop transformed the history of slavery

“A complex story crossing time and oceans” (National Public Radio), Jori Lewis’s prizewinning Slaves for Peanuts deftly weaves together the natural and human history of a crop that transformed the lives of millions. “With elegant prose and engaging details” (National Book Award–winner Imani P...