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Food city : four centuries of food-making in New York / Joy Santlofer ; foreword by Marion Nestle.

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Food city : four centuries of food-making in New York / Joy Santlofer ; foreword by Marion Nestle.

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Food city : four centuries of food-making in New York / Joy Santlofer ; foreword by Marion Nestle.

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Full title

Food city : four centuries of food-making in New York / Joy Santlofer ; foreword by Marion Nestle.

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Publisher

New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Independent Publishers since 1923, [2017]

Call Numbers

G 2017/5559

Record Identifier

74VKVgBPONN3

MMS ID

991024148811502626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xix, 459 pages ; 22 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

An invitation to Food City -- Appetite. Dutch tastes ; English appetites ; Toward independence ; Food on parade -- Bread. The dark prophecy of Adam Smith ; "The big ditch" ; War boom ; The age of incorporation ; Dirty bread ; Clean bread ; "Among great industries ..." ; "Brother, can you spare a dou...

Publication information

Publisher

New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Independent Publishers since 1923, [2017]

Edition

First edition.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

[2017]

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Scope and Contents

Summary

The history of food-making in New York City has been mostly lost. Since the establishment of the first Dutch brewery, the commerce and culture of food enriched New York and promoted its influence on America and the world by driving innovations in machinery and transportation, shaping international trade, and feeding sailors and soldiers at war. San...

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Full title

Food city : four centuries of food-making in New York / Joy Santlofer ; foreword by Marion Nestle.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Call Numbers

G 2017/5559

Record Identifier

74VKVgBPONN3

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgBPONN3

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ISBN

0393076393 (hardcover)

9780393076394 (hardcover)

DDC

338.4766409747

MMS ID

991024148811502626

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