Rupp, Rebecca. <br/><br/>
How carrots won the Trojan War :  curious (but true) stories of common vegetables / 
by Rebecca Rupp. 
 - North Adams, MA :  Storey Pub.,  ©2011. 
 - 376 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Vegetables in and out of the garden -- Asparagus seduces the King of France -- Beans beat back the Dark Ages -- Beets make Victorian belles blush -- Cabbage confounds Diogenes -- Carrots win the Trojan War -- Celery contributes to Casanova's conquests -- Corn creates vampires -- Cucumbers imitate pigeons -- An eggplant causes a holy man to faint -- Lettuce puts insomniacs to sleep -- Melons undermine Mark Twain's morals -- Onions offend Don Quixote -- Peas almost poison General Washington -- Peppers win the Nobel Prize -- Potatoes baffle the Conquistadors -- Pumpkins attend the World's Fair -- Radishes identify witches -- Spinach deceives a generation of children -- Tomatoes fail to kill Colonel Johnson -- Turnips make a viscount famous. 
<br/><br/> Vegetables are more than just food for humans--they've been characters, companions, and even protagonists throughout history. This is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins, legends, and historical significance of 23 of the world's most popular vegetables. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781603429689 (pbk.) 1603429689 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011020049 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Vegetables--History.<br/>Vegetable gardening --History.<br/>Vegetable gardening.<br/>Vegetables.<br/>Vegetables--History.<br/>Vegetable gardening--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SB320.5  / .R87 2011