Pepper: A History of the World's Most Influential Spice
- ISBN-10
- 0312569890
- ISBN-13
- 9780312569891
- Series
- Pepper
- Category
- Cooking
- Pages
- 302
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-04-02
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Marjorie Shaffer
Description
A richly detailed chronicle of the history of pepper describes its role in bringing Westerners to Asia, tracing the extraordinary voyages, exotic adventures and brutal violence that marked its early trade. 35,000 first printing.
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