{"product_id":"bananas-virginia-jenkins-9781560989660","title":"Bananas: An American History","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovering 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, \u003ci\u003eBananas\u003c\/i\u003e provides an insightful look at a fruit with appeal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1560989661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781560989660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smithsonian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.96w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2000 pg. 1098\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/07\/2000 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2000 pg. 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2000 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2000 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2000 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 35 - Outstanding\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2001 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/09\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/04\/2000","brand":"Virginia Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071128596735,"sku":"9781560989660","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa6bdaac-e868-4d5a-8107-5923fedca52d.jpg?v=1685434317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bananas-virginia-jenkins-9781560989660","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}