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How Flowers Made Our World: The Story of Nature's Revolutionaries

byDavid George Haskell

David George Haskell places flowering plants at the center of Earth's evolutionary and human history. He explains how flowers transformed ecosystems through partnerships with insects and other animals, fueling extraordinary biodiversity and reshaping soil, climate, food webs, and landscapes. Magnolias, orchids, grasses, seagrasses, fruits, and grains reveal varied strategies for reproduction and survival. The book also follows flowers into agriculture, culture, and the global economy. Haskell shows that human civilization depends on these adaptable revolutionaries and that their future is inseparable from the fate of pollinators and habitats.

Publisher

Viking

Publication date

2026-03-24

Format

Hardcover

Pages

352

ISBN

9780593834961