{"product_id":"midwest-maize-cynthia-clampitt-9780252080579","title":"Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland","description":"Food historian Cynthia Clampitt pens the epic story of what happened when Mesoamerican farmers bred a nondescript grass into a staff of life so prolific, so protean, that it represents nothing less than one of humankind's greatest achievements. Blending history with expert reportage, she traces the disparate threads that have woven corn into the fabric of our diet, politics, economy, science, and cuisine. At the same time she explores its future as a source of energy and the foundation of seemingly limitless green technologies. The result is a bourbon-to-biofuels portrait of the astonishing plant that sustains the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Clampitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252080572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252080579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.09h x 7.17w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015","brand":"Cynthia Clampitt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055880073471,"sku":"9780252080579","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c704a7a7-0a3f-4a6a-8d1c-c993d9c5b31d.jpg?v=1685038314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/midwest-maize-cynthia-clampitt-9780252080579","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}