books by Amy Butler Greenfield

books by Amy Butler Greenfield

books:

Amy Butler Greenfield

A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage and the Quest for the Colour of Desire
Amy Butler Greenfield

Doubleday, 2005

A dramatic history of cochineal, the small Mexican beetle whose precious red dye provoked global intrigue and piracy from medieval times to the present day - for fans of Mark Kurlansky A PERFECT RED recounts the colourful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient ...

Virginia Bound
Amy/ Butler, Amy/ Greenfield, Amy Butler Butter

Houghton Mifflin, 2003

A Perfect Red
Amy Butler Greenfield

Harpercollins, 2006

A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire

Amy Butler Greenfield

Harper Perennial, 2006

Terrific study of the history of cochineal trafficking
This book is one of the very best I have seen in a long time. The author has taken great care to present historically correct and detailed information about the long history of cochineal farming, and sale of this commodity (dried beetles that can be processed to create ...