{"product_id":"cotton-stephen-yafa-9780143037224","title":"Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber","description":"In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky's \u003cb\u003eCod\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSalt\u003c\/b\u003e, this endlessly revealing book reminds us that the fiber we think of as ordinary is the world's most powerful cash crop, and that it has shaped the destiny of nations. Ranging from its domestication 5,500 years ago to its influence in creating Calvin Klein's empire and the Gap, Stephen Yafa's \u003cb\u003eCotton\u003c\/b\u003e gives us an intimate look at the plant that fooled Columbus into thinking he'd reached India, that helped start the Industrial Revolution as well as the American Civil War, and that made at least one bug--the boll weevil--world famous. A sweeping chronicle of ingenuity, greed, conflict, and opportunism, \u003cb\u003eCotton\u003c\/b\u003e offers \"a barrage of fascinating information\" (\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Yafa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143037226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143037224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.32w x 0.77d","brand":"Stephen Yafa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896392147199,"sku":"9780143037224","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fece30a0-2196-47b1-9776-c3f143c60dc5.jpg?v=1721371273","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cotton-stephen-yafa-9780143037224","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}