{"product_id":"seeds-of-empire-theo-ashbridge-9798273648609","title":"Seeds of Empire: The Plants that Built Civilizations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCould a single seed build an empire?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the tea fields of China to the sugar plantations of the Caribbean, \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the plants we cultivate have sown wealth, war, and wonder across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross centuries and continents, humanity's pursuit of flavor, fiber, and fuel has shaped the rise and fall of civilizations. Sugar fed slavery and rebellion; tea sparked revolution; cotton clothed nations and chained workers; coffee brewed enlightenment and empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn vivid, cinematic prose, historian \u003cb\u003eTheo Ashbridge\u003c\/b\u003e traces the tangled roots of power, greed, and discovery through twenty transformative crops - from cacao and tobacco to wheat and rubber. Each chapter uncovers the hidden stories of explorers, scientists, traders, and laborers whose lives intertwined with the plants that changed the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending science, history, and human drama, \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the story of civilization is written not just in ink and blood - but in sap, soil, and seed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBehind every harvest lies a history of ambition, exploitation, and survival.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theo Ashbridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798273648609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Theo Ashbridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997239587071,"sku":"9798273648609","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seeds-of-empire-theo-ashbridge-9798273648609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}