Change the world plant

Author: Toby Masergraves, Will Masergraves
Translator: Dong Xiaoli
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Seven plants— Polygonum, tobacco, sugarcane, opium poppy, cotton, quinine tree, rubber tree—lubricated trade wheels, exchanging national wealth. From the Americas to China, from India to Brazil, spies, explorers emerged, depicting history, thrilling stories that moved the heart. For 300 years, plants have been at the center of European power and trade. This book tells the stories of seven plants: Polygonum, tobacco, sugarcane, opium poppy, cotton, quinine tree, rubber tree. Their development and cultivation changed the fate of many countries, including the United States, China, Brazil, India, and more. Who would believe it? In that era of shadows of spies and forced slavery, in those dark times filled with danger and turmoil, such immense and splendid wealth was hidden! Whether it was seizing colonies in the Americas, controlling India's resources, smuggling tea from China, or trading African slaves, every story of wealth pursuit was soaked in blood, echoing with desperate cries, so thrilling that later generations could only ponder it deeply. Like the plants themselves, stories about plants have always been colorful and captivating, drawing from various myths and legends of divine flowers and strange herbs. Pioneering planters, laborers, or merchants who braved pirate risks and coastal dangers—under heaven, all are driven by profit; under heaven, all rush for profit. Those who acted for profit and even sacrificed for it made the stories of plants even more thrilling and mysterious. Each explorer in every chapter of this book is a real person, vividly recreating the past with precious images. These heart-stirring stories that once occurred in Britain and other countries provide today's people with a unique perspective on the world. If readers can gain insights into the future from this, it would be a blessing.
Seven plants— Polygonum, tobacco, sugarcane, opium poppy, cotton, quinine tree, rubber tree—lubricated trade wheels, exchanging national wealth. From the Americas to China, from India to Brazil, spies, explorers emerged, depicting history, thrilling stories that moved the heart. For 300 years, plants have been at the center of European power and trade. This book tells the stories of seven plants: Polygonum, tobacco, sugarcane, opium poppy, cotton, quinine tree, rubber tree. Their development and cultivation changed the fate of many countries, including the United States, China, Brazil, India, and more. Who would believe it? In that era of shadows of spies and forced slavery, in those dark times filled with danger and turmoil, such immense and splendid wealth was hidden! Whether it was seizing colonies in the Americas, controlling India's resources, smuggling tea from China, or trading African slaves, every story of wealth pursuit was soaked in blood, echoing with desperate cries, so thrilling that later generations could only ponder it deeply. Like the plants themselves, stories about plants have always been colorful and captivating, drawing from various myths and legends of divine flowers and strange herbs. Pioneering planters, laborers, or merchants who braved pirate risks and coastal dangers—under heaven, all are driven by profit; under heaven, all rush for profit. Those who acted for profit and even sacrificed for it made the stories of plants even more thrilling and mysterious. Each explorer in every chapter of this book is a real person, vividly recreating the past with precious images. These heart-stirring stories that once occurred in Britain and other countries provide today's people with a unique perspective on the world. If readers can gain insights into the future from this, it would be a blessing.