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The True History of Chocolate(Reprint)
by Michael D. Coe, Sophie D. Coe
Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2003 by Thames And Hudson
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-28229-8, ISBN: 0-500-28229-3

"It seems strange to think that even the humble chocolate bar has a long and interesting history. This history reaches far back to the earliest civilisation in the Americas, and it was the Olmecs not the Aztecs who can be rightly named as the inventors of chocolate. Told with flair and wit, this history of cacoa looks at its ancient Mexican roots, questioning how it became the food of the gods, its ritual significance, and how it was u ..."