Edward Hyams bol plodný spisovateľ, ktorý sa venoval širokej škále tém. Jeho dielo zahŕňa hlboké úvahy o ochrane prírody, sociálnej histórii a záhradníctve. Okrem svojej náučnej tvorby písal aj romány a ďalšiu beletriu. Hyams ponúkol čitateľom jedinečnú perspektívu na vzťah človeka k prírode i spoločnosti.
Poutavou formou zachycuje autor vývojový proces vzniku a tvorby kulturních užitkových rostlin. Zpracovává nejstarší zprávy o pěstování obilí, vinné révy, zeleniny, kakaovníku, kávovníku a čajovníku. Hledá počátky pěstování lnu, konopí a bavlny, uvádí doklady o pěstování jabloní, hrušní, pomerančovníků, citroníků, hlavních druhů koření, bobulovin, tropických plodin aj. 24 s. fot. a barev. fot. příl.
1996 Barnes Noble hardcover, {QF} 6th printing. Edward Hyams ( The Story of a Dog), George Ordish (The Living The 400-year History of an English Garden). Dramatically written, authoritative account of the Inca its rulers and their queens, its unique social structure, its cultural achievements, the special circumstances of its downfall. -Google Books
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