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- Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- ISBN: 1565126831
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112462127
- Release Date: May 21, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #431 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #3 in Nature Books (See Top 100 Nature Books Bestsellers)
- #1 in Plants - General (See Top 100 Plants - General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Abraham Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities" by Amy Stewart to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Abraham Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities"Browse more products related to "Amy Stewart"Review"Stewart is so good, as in her previous books, at cutting straight to the most interesting stuff, whether it's about Freud's cocaine use ...or the coyotillo berry, whose toxic agents can sit in your system for a week before total paralysis sets in." Publisher's noteA tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In "Wicked Plants," Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations. It's an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You'll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the vine that ate the South), and which ones have been killing for centuries (like the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother). AnnotationHumankind has produced some pretty horrifically destructive inventions during its tenure on earth, but the botanical world beats us hands down in terms of variety and nuance of effect. The bestselling author of FLOWER CONFIDENTIAL wittily catalogs the range of mother nature's fatal flora in WICKED PLANTS: The fungus ergot, which produces crazy hallucinations, is believed to have been a player in the Salem witch trials. Eating too much corn produces vampire-like symptoms. Conium maculatum (aka poisoned hemlock) killed Socrates, while Roman emperor Claudius might have died from ingesting deadly mushrooms. And then there's the bizarre case of Abraham Lincoln's mother, who died from drinking milk from cows who had eaten white snakeroot. The stuff of legends, Edgar Allan Poe stories, and real history, this book is sure to be of interest to green thumbs and macabre types alike. If You Enjoy "Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Abraham Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Abraham Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities (Hardcover)" by Amy Stewart (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Plants - General Bestsellers
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