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Bananas

By Virginia Jenkins

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Bananas

By Virginia Jenkins

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Before 1880 most Americans had never seen a banana. By 1910 bananas were so common that streets were littered with their peels. Today Americans eat on average nearly seventy-five per year. More than a staple of the American diet, bananas have gained a secure place in the nation's culture and folklore. They have been recommended as the secret to longevity, the perfect food for infants, and the cure for warts, headaches, and stage fright. Essential to the cereal bowl and the pratfall, they remain a mainstay of jokes, songs, and wordplay even after a century of rapid change. Covering every aspect of the banana in American culture, from its beginnings as luxury food to its reputation in the 1910s as the "poor man's" fruit to its role today as a healthy, easy-to-carry snack, Bananas provides an insightful look at a fruit with appeal.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
244
Release Date:
2000-08-17
Publication Date:
2000-08-17
Publisher:
Smithsonian Books (DC)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1560989661
ISBN13:
9781560989660
Weight:
313 g
Height:
151 cm
Width:
228 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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