Contents Foreword xi Prologue xiii Part I PAWPAWS IN HISTORY
1: What’s a Pawpaw? 2: A Brief History of Pawpaws in America 3: Toward Domestication 4: A Tale of Two Fruits
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Part II PAWPAWS TO THE PEOPLE
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Johnny Pawpawseed Hunting the Lost Ketter Fruit Peterson’s Gambit In the Orchard The Ohio Pawpaw Festival Tobacco, Acetogenins, and Ice Cream The Ohio Pawpaw Growers Association Into the Woods: A New Orchard
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