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

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Published May 11, 2022 at 4:02 PM EDT

Luke Manget with the cover of “Ginseng Diggers”

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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