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Index
Cover
Frontispiece
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraphs
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Cracking the Nut
1. The Native Americans’ Nut
2. “Pekan Nuttrees”: Europeans Encounter the Pecan
3. “. . . the Forest into an Orchard”: Passive Cultivation on the Texas Frontier
4. Antoine’s Graft: The Birth of the Improved Pecan, 1822–1900
5. “To Make These Little Trees”: The Culture of Pecan Improvement, 1900–1925
6. “Pecans for the World”: The Pecan Goes Industrial, 1920–1945
7. “In Almost Any Recipe . . . Pecans May Be Used”: American Consumers Embrace the Pecan, 1940–1960
8. “China Wants Our Nuts”: The Pecan Goes Global
Epilogue. The Future of Pecans
Notes
Bibliographic Essay
Index
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