How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables

Discover why Roman gladiators were massaged with onion juice before battle, how celery contributed to Casanova’s conquests, how peas almost poisoned General Washington, and why some seventeenth-century turnips were considered degenerate. Rebecca Rupp tells the strange and fascinating history of 23 of the world’s most popular vegetables. Gardeners, foodies, history buffs, and anyone who wants to know the secret stories concealed in a salad are sure to enjoy this delightful and informative collection. 

• Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
• Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects
• An Edible History of Humanity
• The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
• The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms
• The Drunken Botanist
• The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
• A Curious History of Vegetables: Aphrodisiacal and Healing Properties, Folk Tales, Garden Tips, and Recipes
• Spade, Skirret and Parsnip: The Curious History of Vegetables
• The Big, Bad Book of Botany: The World's Most Fascinating Flora