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Oranges
Book • 1967
Originally conceived as a short magazine article about oranges and orange juice, John McPhee's book 'Oranges' evolved into a detailed exploration of the fruit.
It includes sketches of orange growers, botanists, pickers, packers, early settlers on Florida's Indian River, the first orange barons, and modern concentrate makers.
The book also features a profile of Ben Hill Griffin, who may be the last of the individual orange barons.
McPhee's work is highly readable, frequently amusing, and covers a wide range of historical and cultural aspects of oranges, from the great orangeries of European monarchs to modern customs in the Caribbean.
It includes sketches of orange growers, botanists, pickers, packers, early settlers on Florida's Indian River, the first orange barons, and modern concentrate makers.
The book also features a profile of Ben Hill Griffin, who may be the last of the individual orange barons.
McPhee's work is highly readable, frequently amusing, and covers a wide range of historical and cultural aspects of oranges, from the great orangeries of European monarchs to modern customs in the Caribbean.
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Recommended by Stephanie Studer for its unique approach to journalism and exploration of orange culture.
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