Reviews
"I have known Lenny Wells for quite some time and was well aware of his expertise as a pecan scientist and extension specialist. What I was not aware of was his ability as a storyteller. I was captivated by the story, and riveted by the accounts as he related them. The book is not only a unique history of the pecan, but an interesting account of a significant part of American history." --William D. Goff, senior editor for Pecan Production in the Southeast, "One might think that a book on pecans would garner interest from relatively few botanical or horticultural specialists, but one would be wrong. This is a remarkable, rich narrative of North America's most commercially successful native nut species. [ . . .] Pecan is both exceedingly informative and entertaining. Highly recommended." -- Choice "I have known Lenny Wells for quite some time and was well aware of his expertise as a pecan scientist and extension specialist. What I was not aware of was his ability as a storyteller. I was captivated by the story, and riveted by the accounts as he related them. The book is not only a unique history of the pecan, but an interesting account of a significant part of American history." --William D. Goff, senior editor for Pecan Production in the Southeast, "Lenny Wells has done a masterful job weaving together many topics regarding the pecan--tree improvement, propagation, horticulture, and the related topics of environmental science, natural history, and the duality of human planning and human caprice--relating it to the history and culture of North America over the last four hundred years." --Henry Hughes, director of education at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, Alabama
