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Biology
In this work, Okie (history, Kennesaw State Univ.), who specializes in food and agricultural history, details the history of the peach in Georgia. Not merely about the cultivation of the fruit, what follows is a complex story surrounding Prunus persica that starts long before this fruit and the state of Georgia became connected in the minds of a nation. This history is, necessarily, a story that contends with wider themes of agriculture, business, southern politics, and race and does not forget the beauty and mythology that surrounds this fruit. The work contains a modest number of black-and-white photographs, tables, graphs, and maps. It also contains a lightly subdivided index with a few cross-references and (very rarely) long strings of page numbers. Detailed endnotes include references from a wide variety of sources. There are many works about the history of peach cultivation but none such as this about Georgia. The work is appropriate for institutions with programs in American or agricultural history or programs in agriculture or business. It will be particularly valuable for all public and academic libraries in Georgia.
--J. Cummings, Washington State University