Corn, beans, and just another squash: 10,000 BCE to 1600 -- "The times wherein old Pompion was a saint": from pumpkin beer to pumpkin pie, 1600 to 1799 -- Thoreau sits on a pumpkin: the making of a ...

Pumpkins are the bookends of autumn. Headlines about the arrival of pumpkin spice lattes signal summer's end. And soon after the last bites of pumpkin pie at the Thanksgiving table, we turn to plans ...

Pumpkins are a harvest symbol and part of our nostalgia for a simpler time. But while the word "pumpkin" has been around for centuries, the plant... Pumpkin: A favorite sign of fall, with a bit of ...

Cindy Ott is an associate professor of American studies at St. Louis University. In her book, Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon, she provides a fascinating lens for the cultural, social ...