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Getting To The Root Of It All … With “Ginseng Diggers”

Luke Manget with the cover of “Ginseng Diggers”
The University Press of Kentucky

In the forests of Appalachia, you’ll find ginseng.

In the 1800’s, the cultivation of the wild herb - known for its medicinal properties - built a global trade.

Luke Manget is assistant professor of history at Dalton State College in Dalton, Georgia.

He dug into all this - and more - in his recent book: “Ginseng Diggers: A History of Root and Herb Gathering in Appalachia,” published by The University Press of Kentucky.

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