{"product_id":"the-tulip","title":"The Tulip","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twentieth anniversary edition of the classic, featuring new material by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnna Pavord's internationally bestselling sensation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tulip,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the story of a flower that has driven men mad. Greed, desire, anguish, and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip into a worldwide phenomenon. Today, the United States alone imports three thousand million tulip bulbs each year. No other flower has ever carried so much consequence; it charts political upheavals, illuminates social behavior, mirrors economic booms and busts, plots the ebb and flow of religious persecution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy did the tulip dominate so many lives through so many centuries in so many countries? Anna Pavord, a self-confessed tulipomaniac, spent six years looking for answers, roaming through Asia, India, and the Ottoman Empire to tell how a humble wildflower of the Asian steppes made its way to Turkey and from there took the whole of Western Europe by storm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources, this irresistible volume has become a bible, a unique source book, a universal gift book, and a joy to all who possess it. This beautifully redesigned edition features a new Preface by the author, a completely revised listing of the best varieties of this incomparable flower to choose for your garden, and a reorganized listing of tulip species, to reflect the latest thinking by taxonomists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raincoast Group","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47687371096202,"sku":"9781635573909","price":79.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0744\/7452\/0714\/files\/TheTulip.png?v=1773504523","url":"https:\/\/curiosityhousebooks.com\/products\/the-tulip","provider":"Curiosity House Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}