Settlers Mocked This “Weird” Native Plant — Until It Saved the Frontier From Starving

When European settlers first arrived in America, they looked at corn with disgust and refused to grow it - even as they starved to death. This "weird" Native American plant seemed inferior to their beloved wheat, and many colonists would rather die than admit they needed to learn from the indigenous people.

But corn held secrets that would determine whether the American frontier survived or failed completely. From the desperate winters at Jamestown to the western expansion across the plains, this is the untold story of how one crop - and the stubborn refusal to accept it - shaped American history.

Discover why thousands of settlers died rejecting the very food that could have saved them, and how corn eventually became the foundation of American survival on the frontier.

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