The Seeds of Discontent & A Short History of Rock Tripe: Two Illustrated Biological Histories

About this book

Two illustrated biological histories brought together in one book.The Seeds of Discontent is an illustrated ethnobotanical history that traces the roots of America’s caste system back to the seeds planted in North America’s first permanent English settlement, Jamestown. This is history told from a plant’s-eye view - plant-based history.A Short History of Rock Tripe - is the illustrated ethno-lichenological history you didn’t know you needed. This short illustrated history covers the surprisingly rich history of an obscure edible lichen. From Arctic explorers to Revolutionary War soldiers, rock tripe frequently turns up throughout history in both the survival narratives and on the menus of cultures around the world.