Sugar: A Bitterweet History
- ISBN-10
- 159020297X
- ISBN-13
- 9781590202975
- Series
- Sugar
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-04-01
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Author
- Elizabeth Abbott
Description
A provocative investigation into sugar's history explores lesser-known stories while revealing its role in such developments as the Industrial Revolution, the agendas of World War II and the fast-food era. By the best-selling author of A History of Celibacy.
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