Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword: Not by Bread Alone vii
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Corn, Beans, and Just Another Squash 9
7. 2 “The Times W herein Old Pompion Was a Saint” 32
8. 3 Thoreau Sits on a Pumpkin 57
9. 4 “Wonderfully Grand and Colossal” 85
10. 5 Jack-o’-Lantern Smiles 112
11. 6 Atlantic Giants to Jack-Be-Littles 139
12. 7 Pulling Up a Pig Sty to Put in a Pumpkin Patch 165
13. Notes 199
14. Bibliography 269
15. Index 309