Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived: The Surprising Story of Apples in the South Flynt Diane
Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived: The Surprising Story of Apples in the South Flynt Diane For anyone who's ever picked an apple fresh from the tree or enjoyed a glass of cider, writer and orchardist Diane…
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Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived: The Surprising Story of Apples in the South Flynt Diane
For anyone who's ever picked an apple fresh from the tree or enjoyed a glass of cider, writer and orchardist Diane Flynt offers a new history of the apple and how it changed the South and the nation. Colorful characters abound in this history, including aristocratic Belgian immigrants, South Carolina plantation owners, and multiple presidents, each group changing the course of southern orchards. Showing how southerners cultivated over 2,000 apple varieties from Virginia to Mississippi, Flynt shares surprising stories of a fruit that was central to the region for over 200 years.
Flynt also tells us the darker side of the story, detailing how apples were entwined She shows how southern apples, ranging from northern varieties that found fame on southern soil to hyper-local apples grown by a single family, have a history beyond the region, from Queen Victoria's court to the Oregon Trail.