Plants, Man and Life, first published in 1952, is an engaging look at important food and medicinal plants and their development by humans — from their origin in the wild to their cultivation in today's farms. The story of our cultivated plants is told by Anderson in a clear and reader-friendly manner, and Plants, Man and Life remains a classic, seminal work in the field of agriculture, botany, ecology. Included are 16 pages of illustrations. Edgar Anderson (1897-1969) was a prominent American botanist and geneticist who studied at Harvard University and was later affiliated with Washington University, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Arnold Arboretum.