Description
International Herb Association's 2017 Thomas DeBaggio Book Award Winner
2016 Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner History, literature, and botany meet in this charming tour of how humans have relied on plants to nourish, shelter, heal, clothe, and even entertain us. Did you know that during World War II, the US Navy paid kids to collect milkweed's fluffy white floss, which was then used as filling for life preservers? And Native Americans in the deserts of the Southwest traditionally crafted tattoo needles from prickly pear cactus spines. These are just two of the dozens of tidbits that Tammi Hartung highlights in the tales of 43 native North American flowers, herbs, and trees that have rescued and delighted us for centuries.
Author: Tammi Hartung
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 09/20/2016
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 7.60h x 7.10w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781612126609
ISBN10: 161212660X
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Plants | General
- History | North American
- Science | Life Sciences | Botany
2016 Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner History, literature, and botany meet in this charming tour of how humans have relied on plants to nourish, shelter, heal, clothe, and even entertain us. Did you know that during World War II, the US Navy paid kids to collect milkweed's fluffy white floss, which was then used as filling for life preservers? And Native Americans in the deserts of the Southwest traditionally crafted tattoo needles from prickly pear cactus spines. These are just two of the dozens of tidbits that Tammi Hartung highlights in the tales of 43 native North American flowers, herbs, and trees that have rescued and delighted us for centuries.
Author: Tammi Hartung
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 09/20/2016
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 7.60h x 7.10w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781612126609
ISBN10: 161212660X
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Plants | General
- History | North American
- Science | Life Sciences | Botany