Shaffer, Marjorie, <br/><br/>
Pepper :  a history of the world's most influential spice / 
Marjorie Shaffer. 
 - First edition. 
 - xiii, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Meet the pipers --  The king of spices --  Drugs and souls --  Golden elephants --  The British invade --  The dutch terror --  U.S. pepper fortunes --  An infinite number of seals --  Medicinal pepper. 
<br/><br/> "The perfect companion to Mark Kurlansky's Salt: A World History, Pepper illuminates the rich history of pepper for a popular audience. Vivid and entertaining, it describes the part pepper played in bringing the Europeans, and later the Americans, to Asia and details the fascinating encounters they had there." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0312569890 9780312569891 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013002489 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pepper (Spice)--History
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TX407.P4  / S53 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>641.3384