Potato.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (145 pages)
- Object Lessons Series .
- Object Lessons Series .
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Lying Around Like a Latke -- Chapter 1: Potato Mother -- Omphalos -- The great hunger -- Father potato -- Chapter 2: Global Citizens -- Immigrant roots -- Kitchen pioneers -- Chapter 3: The State of the Potato -- Stone soup -- What a treasure is a potato garden! -- Anarchist tubers -- Happy potato family -- Chapter 4: Pleasure and Responsibility -- Potatoes and the pursuit of happiness -- Invisible hands -- Choosing potatoes -- Responsibilization -- Chapter 5: Potato Philosophy -- Giving thanks for potatoes -- Family histories (written with my sister Susan) -- The consolation of potatoes -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Index.