Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Author’s Note vii
4. Introduction 1
5. one. New Spain’s Near Monopoly 17
6. two. A Belgian Wins the Race 39
7. three. An Enslaved Teen Cracks the Case 63
8. four. Queen of Vanilla: Réunion Surpasses Mexico 89
9. five. Madagascar’s Mr. Vanilla 107
10. si x. Tahiti’s Black Gold 133
11. seven. Vanillamania 159
12. eight. Revenge of the Orchid 186
13. nine. Toward Bland and White? 212
14. Conclusion 227
15. notes 235
16. acknowledgments 283
17. index 287