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Micro-histories

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Micro-history - the study of history though a small or single subject.

Author	Title
Bernstein, Peter	Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation
Freese, Barbara	Coal: A Human History
Friedel, Robert	Zipper: An Exploration in Novelty
King, Ross	Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
Koeppel, Dan	Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
Kurlansky, Mark	The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell
Kurlansky, Mark	Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
Kurlansky, Mark	Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
Macinnis, Peter	Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar
Moxham, Roy	Tea: Addiction, Exploitation and Empire
Petroski, Henry	The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
Rain, Patricia	Vanilla: The Cultural History of the World's Favorite Flavor and Fragrance
Roach, Mary	Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Rosenblum, Mort	Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light
Rybczynski, Witold	One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
Sobel, Dava	Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time
Weightman, Gavin	The Frozen Water Trade: A True Story
Wild, Antony	Coffee: A Dark History
Wyman, Carolyn	Spam: A Biography
Yafa, Stephen	Big Cotton: How a Humble Fiber Created Fortunes, Wrecked Civilizations and Put America on the Map