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The story of corn / Betty Fussell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : North Point Press/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999.Edition: 1st North Point pbk. edDescription: 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0865475458
  • 9780865475458
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB191.M2 F87 1999
Contents:
1. A babel of corn. Corn mad -- The popcorn connection -- What is the corn? -- Corn, U.S.A. -- 2. Seeds of life. The language of myth : The seed of blood ; Corn cannibals ; The circles of Chaco Canyon -- The language of science : Solving the corn mystery ; In the name of divine progress ; The corn war ; The corn race -- 3. The daily round. The language of the seasons : The sacred corn of Inca and Aztec ; The desert farmers of the Southwest ; Buffalo Bird Woman's garden -- The language of the machine : The ocean-desert of Nebraska ; The march of mechanical time ; "Corn sick" land -- 4. Flesh and blood. The language of food : From piki to cornflakes ; Green-corn cooking ; Ash cooking ; Cornmeal cooking -- The language of drink : Chicha in Peru, moonshine in Arkansas -- The language of commodities : Squeezing the molecule -- 5. The sacred round. The language of ceremony : Dancing up the corn ; Gathering in the corn ; Tearing out the heart ; Drinking down the sun -- The language of carnivals and kings : Hoopeston's sweet-corn magic ; Courtland's cornhuskers ; The world's only corn palace -- 6. Closing the circle. The night of Shalako -- The blessingway.
Summary: Discusses the history, mythology, and cultivation of corn; describes its place in Indian folklore and culture; and explains how it is grown today.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB351.G7 F87 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800190183
Total holds: 0

Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1992.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-344) and index.

1. A babel of corn. Corn mad -- The popcorn connection -- What is the corn? -- Corn, U.S.A. -- 2. Seeds of life. The language of myth : The seed of blood ; Corn cannibals ; The circles of Chaco Canyon -- The language of science : Solving the corn mystery ; In the name of divine progress ; The corn war ; The corn race -- 3. The daily round. The language of the seasons : The sacred corn of Inca and Aztec ; The desert farmers of the Southwest ; Buffalo Bird Woman's garden -- The language of the machine : The ocean-desert of Nebraska ; The march of mechanical time ; "Corn sick" land -- 4. Flesh and blood. The language of food : From piki to cornflakes ; Green-corn cooking ; Ash cooking ; Cornmeal cooking -- The language of drink : Chicha in Peru, moonshine in Arkansas -- The language of commodities : Squeezing the molecule -- 5. The sacred round. The language of ceremony : Dancing up the corn ; Gathering in the corn ; Tearing out the heart ; Drinking down the sun -- The language of carnivals and kings : Hoopeston's sweet-corn magic ; Courtland's cornhuskers ; The world's only corn palace -- 6. Closing the circle. The night of Shalako -- The blessingway.

Discusses the history, mythology, and cultivation of corn; describes its place in Indian folklore and culture; and explains how it is grown today.

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