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How Carrots Won the Trojan War

By Rebecca Rupp

Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables. Storey Publishing, 2011.

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How Carrots Won the Trojan War

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Digging up the dirt on the history of one of the most nutritious food groups—valuable vegetables—including where they originated, the journeys they took, and short anecdotes of appearances they made in the past.

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Who should read How Carrots Won the Trojan War

Vegetarians • gardeners • food historians • nutritionists • anyone curious about where vegetables came from and how they traveled through the world

About the author of How Carrots Won the Trojan War

Rebecca Rupp is a meticulous researcher who has penned numerous magazine articles, including one about the science behind ice cream, and another on the history and origins of blue jeans. In addition, she has published both fiction books like The Dragon of Lonely Island and nonfiction texts like How Carrots Won the Trojan War.

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