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Sugar:

a bittersweet history
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22 Reviews
Penguin Canada, Jan 30, 2008 - 453 pages
Sugar: A Bittersweet History offers a perceptive and provocative investigation of a commodity that most of us savour every day yet know little about. Impressively researched and commandingly written, this thoroughly engaging book follows the history of sugar to the present day. It is a revealing look at how sugar changed the nature of meals, fuelled the Industrial Revolution, generated a brutal new form of slavery, and jumpstarted the fast-food revolution.

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Review: Sugar: A Bittersweet History

User Review  - Meg - Goodreads

3.5 stars. I'd give this book 5 stars if its title were "Slavery on Sugar Plantations in the Caribbean," because I truly found it to be a well-written and interesting read, which unfortunately only ... Read full review

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User Review  - Eddy Allen - Goodreads

Sugar: A Bittersweet History offers a perceptive and provocative investigation of a commodity that most of us savour every day yet know little about. Impressively researched and commandingly written ... Read full review

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