The potato / written and produced by Philip Kruener ; producer, Bruce Nash ; created by Bruce Nash ; produced by Actuality Productions, Inc. for History.
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Title from title menu. Originally broadcast as a segment of: Modern marvels, c2008. Executive producer, Don Cambou ; editor, Lou LaProcido ; music, Guy Thomas. Narrator, Max Raphael. English audio.
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The potato / written and produced by Philip Kruener ; producer, Bruce Nash ; created by Bruce Nash ; produced by Actuality Productions, Inc. for History.
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Kruener, Philip.
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The potato is among the most versatile, nutritious, and diverse foodstuffs in the world. Learn some new things about this amazing crop, from the potato's mysterious origins in the South American Andes to its prominence in the ethnic enclaves of New York's Lower East Side. In Northern Maine, meet a farmer of exotic potatoes, including blue, green, pink, and dark purple varieties, witness how large-scale potato producers slice, dice, freeze, and dehydrate millions of pounds of spuds and much more.